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St Vincent's Catholic Primary School

Trafford, WA15 8EYPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Outstanding
Jun 2024
KS2 Results
95%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
89 1st-choice / 90 places
Ranking
🏆Top 5%
#96 of 13,686 nationally

About St Vincent's Catholic Primary School

St Vincent's Catholic Primary School in Trafford received an Outstanding rating across every category in its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2024, including quality of education, personal development, behaviour and attitudes, and leadership and management. This is the second consecutive Outstanding judgement for the school, which also held the top grade in its previous inspection in 2011. But the real headline is in the Key Stage 2 results. An extraordinary 95% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a Trafford local authority average of 71%. That performance places St Vincent's first out of 55 primary schools in the borough, and in the top 1% nationally. The school's ranking score of 95 puts it ahead of its nearest Outstanding neighbour, Park Road Academy Primary School, which scored 93. For a Roman Catholic state primary with 627 pupils, these outcomes are exceptional by any measure.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressOrchard Road, Altrincham, Trafford, WA15 8EY
HeadteacherA Harrop
Local AuthorityTrafford
Number of Pupils627
Free School Meals (FSM)3.0%
School Capacity627 / 639 (98% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

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

Source: Ofsted, 16 Jul 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

6
ICT SuiteGymnasiumLibrarySports HallPlaying FieldsChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

9

Sports

AthleticsDanceSwimmingRounders

Clubs & Activities

ChoirArt ClubScience ClubDramaBook Club

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

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingLearning DifficultyOther

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

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:55 – 15:25

Source: stvincents.trafford.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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St Vincent's Catholic Primary School has been rated "Outstanding" by Ofsted. This means the school provides an exceptional quality of education, and pupils thrive both academically and personally.