School admissions in Altrincham
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.
Reception places, September 2026
16 schools. 4 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park Road Academy Primary School | 1.87 | 30 | not published |
| Little Bollington CofE Primary School | 1.25 | 4 | not published |
| Bowdon CofE Primary School | 1.14 | 90 | not published |
| St Vincent's Catholic Primary School | 1.07 | 90 | not published |
| Broomwood Primary School | 1.00 | 25 | not published |
| Cloverlea Primary School | 1.00 | 23 | not published |
| Stamford Park Primary School | 0.98 | 41 | not published |
| Heyes Lane Primary School | 0.96 | 55 | 1.46 miles |
| Willows Primary School | 0.94 | 36 | 0.651 miles |
| Elmridge Primary School | 0.93 | 15 | not published |
| Altrincham CofE (Aided) Primary School | 0.93 | 14 | not published |
| Oldfield Brow Primary School | 0.89 | 27 | not published |
| Broadheath Primary School | 0.88 | 43 | not published |
| Bollin Primary School | 0.88 | 41 | not published |
| Navigation Primary School | 0.88 | 41 | not published |
| St Hugh's Catholic Primary School | 0.85 | 41 | not published |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.
Year 7 places, September 2026
8 schools. 5 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places |
|---|---|---|
| Loreto Grammar School | 1.61 | 160 |
| Saint Ambrose College | 1.50 | 149 |
| Altrincham Grammar School for Boys | 1.40 | 215 |
| Altrincham Grammar School for Girls | 1.34 | 209 |
| Wellington School | 1.26 | 260 |
| Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College | 0.73 | 285 |
| North Cestrian School | 0.64 | 175 |
| Altrincham College | 0.63 | 190 |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.