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Acre Hall Primary School

Trafford, M41 6NAPrimaryAges 2–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Requires Improvement
Jun 2024
KS2 Results
59%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.8×
Not oversubscribed
31 1st-choice / 39 places
Ranking
#8,136
of 13,686 nationally

About Acre Hall Primary School

Acre Hall Primary School in Trafford was rated Requires Improvement in its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2024, a downgrade from the Good rating it had held in its previous inspection. The inspection found that while the quality of education and leadership require improvement, the school continues to do well in other areas: early years provision, personal development, and behaviour and attitudes were all graded Good. On the most telling academic metric available, just 59% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2 in the 2023/24 academic year. That figure sits well below the Trafford local authority average of 71%, and it places the school 49th out of 55 primary schools in the borough. In national rankings, Acre Hall sits in the bottom half of all primary schools, at the 59th percentile. The school’s average scaled scores in reading and maths both came in at 104, which is exactly the national average, but the proportion of pupils reaching the higher standard in either subject was low — 12% in reading and 18% in maths, with none achieving higher in writing.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range2 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressIrlam Road, Urmston, Manchester, Trafford, M41 6NA
HeadteacherC Catherall
Local AuthorityTrafford
Number of Pupils292
Free School Meals (FSM)26.2%
School Capacity292 / 343 (85% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

18 Jun 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of Education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Requires improvement
Early Years Provision
Good

Source: Ofsted, 8 Sept 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

7
Art StudiosSports HallICT SuiteSensory RoomPlaying FieldsForest SchoolChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

10

Sports

SwimmingCricketRoundersTennisAthleticsCross Country

Clubs & Activities

DramaGardeningEco ClubChoir

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

SEN Unit
DyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguagePhysicalLearning DifficultySEN Unit

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Acre Hall Primary School has been rated "Requires Improvement" by Ofsted. This means the school is not yet good, but inspectors believe it can improve with the right support and changes.