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School admissions in Trafford

How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 44 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. 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

58 schools. 11 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
Park Road Academy Primary SchoolAltrincham1.8730not published
Davyhulme Primary SchoolManchester1.33700.466 miles 2026
Moss Park Primary SchoolManchester1.17600.33 miles 2026
Bowdon CofE Primary SchoolAltrincham1.1490not published
Our Lady of the Rosary RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyManchester1.1330not published
Park Road Sale Primary SchoolSale1.1260not published
Highfield Primary SchoolManchester1.0730not published
St Vincent's Catholic Primary SchoolAltrincham1.0790not published
Tyntesfield Primary SchoolSale1.0560not published
Springfield Primary SchoolSale1.04891.464 miles 2026
Seymour Park Community Primary SchoolManchester1.02890.731 miles 2026
Acre Hall Primary SchoolManchester1.0025not published
All Saints' Catholic Primary SchoolSale1.0012not published
Broomwood Primary SchoolAltrincham1.0025not published
Cloverlea Primary SchoolAltrincham1.0023not published
Forest Gate AcademyManchester1.0023not published
Gorse Hill Primary SchoolManchester1.0026not published
Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolSale1.0017not published
Lime Tree Primary AcademySale1.0051not published
Partington Central AcademyManchester1.0043not published
St Alphonsus RC Primary SchoolManchester1.0011not published
St Anne's CofE Primary SchoolSale1.0020not published
St Hilda's CofE Primary SchoolManchester1.0017not published
St Margaret Ward Catholic Primary SchoolSale1.0024not published
St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolSale1.0020not published
St Michael's CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolManchester1.0025not published
St Teresa's RC Primary SchoolManchester1.007not published
Templemoor Infant and Nursery SchoolSale1.0054not published
Worthington Primary SchoolSale1.0033not published
Stamford Park Primary SchoolAltrincham0.9841not published
St Ann's RC Primary SchoolManchester0.9738not published
Wellfield Infant and Nursery SchoolSale0.9735not published
Heyes Lane Primary SchoolAltrincham0.96551.46 miles 2025
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School, a Voluntary AcademyManchester0.9626not published
Old Trafford Community AcademyManchester0.9625not published
Firs Primary SchoolSale0.9647not published
Urmston Primary SchoolManchester0.96701.341 miles 2026
English Martyrs' RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyManchester0.9623not published
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademySale0.9544not published
Willows Primary SchoolAltrincham0.94360.651 miles 2024
Elmridge Primary SchoolAltrincham0.9315not published
Kings Road Primary SchoolManchester0.9358not published
Woodhouse Primary SchoolManchester0.9329not published
Altrincham CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolAltrincham0.9314not published
Woodheys Primary SchoolSale0.9145not published
Victoria Park Infant SchoolManchester0.89570.959 miles 2024
Brooklands Primary SchoolSale0.8983not published
Flixton Primary SchoolManchester0.89550.546 miles 2025
Oldfield Brow Primary SchoolAltrincham0.8927not published
Broadheath Primary SchoolAltrincham0.8843not published
Bollin Primary SchoolAltrincham0.8841not published
Navigation Primary SchoolAltrincham0.8841not published
Kingsway Primary SchoolManchester0.8715not published
St Matthew's CofE Primary SchoolManchester0.8715not published
St Hugh's Catholic Primary SchoolAltrincham0.8541not published
St Hugh of Lincoln RC Primary SchoolStretford0.8438not published
St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolManchester0.8312not published
Barton Clough Primary SchoolManchester0.7722not 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

19 schools. 10 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlaces
Loreto Grammar SchoolAltrincham1.61160
Stretford Grammar SchoolManchester1.55170
Saint Ambrose CollegeAltrincham1.50149
Altrincham Grammar School for BoysAltrincham1.40215
Urmston Grammar AcademyManchester1.40169
Sale Grammar SchoolSale1.35197
Altrincham Grammar School for GirlsAltrincham1.34209
Wellington SchoolAltrincham1.26260
Sale High SchoolSale1.07212
Ashton-on-Mersey SchoolSale1.02269
Flixton Girls SchoolManchester0.96207
Stretford High SchoolManchester0.90196
St Antony's Roman Catholic School, a Voluntary AcademyManchester0.85149
Wellacre Technology AcademyManchester0.80155
Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic CollegeAltrincham0.73285
Broadoak SchoolManchester0.73110
North Cestrian SchoolAltrincham0.64175
Altrincham CollegeAltrincham0.63190
Lostock High SchoolManchester0.4777

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.