Cloverlea Primary School

About Cloverlea Primary School

Cloverlea Primary School sits within Trafford, a local authority with a strong reputation for primary education, though the school itself occupies a mid-table position. Among 63 primary schools in the borough, it ranks 37th based on the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. The top-performing peers locally include St Vincent's Catholic Primary School, Park Road Academy Primary School and Brooklands Primary School, all of which sit above Cloverlea in the rankings. The school is a state-funded, mixed-gender primary for children aged 3 to 11, with a non-religious character. It has a nursery provision and currently houses 217 pupils, slightly above its official capacity of 210. Just 9.3 per cent of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is below the national average. The school is oversubscribed for the 2025/26 intake, receiving 82 applications for 19 places, all of which went to first-preference families, giving an oversubscription ratio of 4.32.

Academically, Cloverlea's most recent Ofsted inspection in October 2024 judged it Good across all areas, including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, early years provision and leadership. This marks a clear improvement from its previous inspection in June 2022, when it was rated Requires Improvement overall. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, 69 per cent of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, just below the Trafford local authority average of 71 per cent. However, the school's average scaled scores were solid: 107 in reading and 106 in maths. A higher-than-average proportion of pupils achieved the expected standard in writing (86 per cent) and maths (83 per cent), though only 7 per cent reached the higher standard across all three subjects. Nationally, the school sits in the 35th percentile, and within the North West it ranks 689th out of 2,065 primary schools.

Parents are overwhelmingly positive, with 90 per cent recommending the school and 79 per cent strongly agreeing that their child is happy. The school offers a range of facilities including an ICT suite, library, sensory room, playing fields and a chapel. Sports provision covers cross country, rounders, swimming, football and tennis, while clubs include book club, art club, chess, film club, science club and choir. The school has identified SEND provisions for moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and physical disability. However, the parent view data suggests some mixed feelings on SEND support: 40 per cent strongly agreed that children with SEND get the support they need, but 13 per cent disagreed and 7 per cent strongly disagreed. This is a school that suits families looking for a well-regarded local primary with strong parental satisfaction, though those with children requiring significant SEND support may want to investigate further.

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