Davyhulme Primary School

About Davyhulme Primary School

Davyhulme Primary School’s headline Key Stage 2 results sit well above the Trafford local authority average, marking it out as a strong performer in an already high-performing borough. While the LA average for pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined sits at 71%, Davyhulme achieves 86% — a full 15 percentage points higher. This places the school 8th out of 55 primary schools in Trafford, comfortably in the top 15% locally, and in the top 5% nationally. The school is also heavily oversubscribed: for 70 places in the 2025/26 intake, it received 214 applications, a ratio of over three applicants per place, with 79 of those listing it as a first preference. That level of demand reflects a reputation that parents clearly trust.

Academically, the school’s performance is consistently strong across the core subjects. In reading, 97% of pupils met the expected standard and 46% reached the higher standard, with an average scaled score of 110. In maths, 99% met the expected standard and 39% achieved the higher standard, with an average score of 108. Writing is slightly lower but still solid, with 87% at expected and 21% at the higher level. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection in 2024 awarded it Outstanding across every category — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision — a clean sweep of top grades. This is a repeat of its previous Outstanding rating from 2013, suggesting sustained excellence over more than a decade.

The school offers a broad range of facilities including a forest school, music rooms, art studios, a sports hall and a chapel. Sports include athletics, swimming, dance and cricket, while clubs range from coding and chess to gardening and eco club. SEND provision covers specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, and hearing impairment. With nursery provision on site and a three-to-eleven age range, it suits families looking for a single primary setting from the early years through to Year 6. The school is clearly popular and selective by demand, so parents should be prepared for a competitive admissions process, particularly if applying from outside the immediate catchment.

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