Annual Report

Trafford Admissions Intelligence

An independent analysis of Trafford school admissions based on five years of published admissions outcomes.

2026 latest dataset year2022–2026 historical years availableLast updated 28 July 2026
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Executive Summary

Admissions across Trafford in 2026 saw 31 of 79 analysed schools oversubscribed, while 48 offered places to every applicant. Compared with the previous year on record, competition increased at 5 schools and eased at 5 schools.

Key Statistics

79

Schools analysed

60

Primary schools

19

Secondary schools

0

Grammar schools

5

Historical years

395

Admissions records analysed

31

Schools oversubscribed

48

Offered all applicants a place

64

Unchanged PAN

15

Changed PAN

This Year's Headlines

Competition increased at 5 schools

26 schools admitted every applicant in every year on record

Largest catchment reduction: Flixton Girls School, down to 2.95 mi

Highest qualifying score: Altrincham Grammar School for Boys at 373 points

Biggest Movers

Most Competitive Increase

1Bowdon CofE Primary SchoolLow → High+3 stars2Highfield Primary SchoolLow → High+3 stars3St Vincent's Catholic Primary SchoolLow → High+3 stars4Tyntesfield Primary SchoolLow → High+3 stars5Urmston Primary SchoolLow → High+3 stars

Most Competitive Decrease

1Elmridge Primary SchoolHigh → Low-3 stars2Flixton Primary SchoolHigh → Low-3 stars3Heyes Lane Primary SchoolHigh → Low-3 stars4Navigation Primary SchoolHigh → Low-3 stars5Woodhouse Primary SchoolHigh → Low-3 stars

Largest Catchment Increase

1Sale High School1.17 mi → 2.12 mi+0.95 mi2Our Lady of the Rosary RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy1.18 mi → 2.00 mi+0.82 mi3Springfield Primary School0.69 mi → 1.46 mi+0.77 mi4North Cestrian School1.16 mi → 1.89 mi+0.73 mi5Urmston Grammar Academy5.33 mi → 6.04 mi+0.71 mi

Largest Catchment Reduction

1Flixton Girls School4.27 mi → 2.95 mi-1.32 mi2Altrincham College3.06 mi → 1.83 mi-1.23 mi3Park Road Sale Primary School0.83 mi → 0.32 mi-0.51 mi4Moss Park Primary School0.60 mi → 0.33 mi-0.27 mi5Davyhulme Primary School0.67 mi → 0.47 mi-0.20 mi

Largest Qualifying Score Decrease

1Altrincham Grammar School for Boys377 pts → 373 pts-4 pts

Largest PAN Reduction

1Firs Primary School90 → 60-302Wellacre Technology Academy180 → 160-203Acre Hall Primary School45 → 30-154Broomwood Primary School60 → 45-155Woodheys Primary School60 → 45-15

Trafford Trends

  • Published Admission Numbers have remained largely stable across the borough.
  • Primary admissions show little overall year-on-year movement.
  • Catchment distances have narrowed at 11 schools since 2022.
  • The number of schools admitting all applicants increased in 2026 compared with 2025.

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Acre Hall Primary School
Low
2026 entryBroadly unchangedAll Saints' Catholic Primary School
Low
2026 entryBroadly unchangedAltrincham CofE (Aided) Primary School
Low
2026 entryBroadly unchangedAltrincham College
High
2026 entryMore competitiveAltrincham Grammar School for Boys
Very High
2026 entryBroadly unchangedAltrincham Grammar School for Girls
High
2026 entryLess competitiveAshton-on-Mersey School
High
2026 entrySlightly less competitiveBarton Clough Primary School
Low
2026 entryBroadly unchangedBlessed Thomas Holford Catholic College
High
2026 entryBroadly unchangedBollin Primary School
Low
2026 entryBroadly unchangedBowdon CofE Primary School
High
2026 entryMore competitiveBroadheath Primary School
Low
2026 entryBroadly unchangedBroadoak School
Moderate
2026 entryBroadly unchangedBrooklands Primary School
Low
2026 entryBroadly unchangedBroomwood Primary School
Low
2026 entryBroadly unchangedCloverlea Primary School
Low
2026 entryBroadly unchangedDavyhulme Primary School
High
2026 entryMore competitiveElmridge Primary School
Low
2026 entryLess competitiveEnglish Martyrs' RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Low
2026 entryBroadly unchangedFirs Primary School
Low
2026 entryBroadly unchangedFlixton Girls School
High
2026 entryMore competitiveFlixton Primary School
Low
2026 entryLess competitiveForest Gate Academy
Low
2026 entryBroadly unchangedGorse Hill Primary School
Low
2026 entryBroadly unchangedHeyes Lane Primary School
Low
2026 entryLess competitiveHighfield Primary School
High
2026 entryMore competitiveHoly Family Catholic Primary School
Low
2026 entryBroadly unchangedKings Road Primary School
Low
2026 entryBroadly unchangedKingsway Primary School
Low
2026 entryBroadly unchangedLime Tree Primary Academy
Low
2026 entryBroadly unchanged

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Featured Insights

Did you know? Acre Hall Primary School has admitted all applicants in every available year on record (5 years).

At a Glance

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Methodology

This report is generated automatically from published admissions outcome data submitted by Trafford's admissions authorities and schools for entry years 2022–2026. Every statistic, ranking and insight is computed directly from these stored records – nothing is estimated or manually curated.

Year-on-year trends and "biggest movers" rankings compare each school's two most recent years on record. Borough-wide trends are only shown where they hold for a clear majority of schools with sufficient historical data.

Oversubscription

A school is oversubscribed in a given year when more applicants applied than it had places available, meaning offers were made according to its published oversubscription criteria rather than to every applicant.

Published Admission Number (PAN)

The number of places a school has agreed to offer in its normal admissions round for a given year, set by its admissions authority.

Qualifying score

The score an applicant needed to reach or exceed in a school's entrance test (where applicable) to be considered for a place in the final allocation round.

Catchment / furthest distance

Where a school allocates places by distance, the furthest distance from the school at which a place was offered in the final allocation round that year.

Limitations: Historical admissions outcomes reflect past allocation rounds only. They are not a guarantee, prediction or forecast of future admissions decisions, which depend on each year's actual applications and any policy changes made by the admissions authority.