Councils · England · Trafford
Schools in Trafford, and the dates that matter.
Every state school in the council area — 63 primary, 19 secondary — with Trafford’s application deadlines, offer days, and where to apply. One page, kept current from official sources.
September 2027 entry · Sources: Primary scheme (PDF) · Secondary scheme (PDF)
Primary · Reception 2027
15 January 2027
National deadline. Offers arrive 16 April. We suggest submitting by 8 January to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Trafford’s portal →Verify the exact date on the council’s scheme →Secondary · Year 7 2027
31 October 2026
National deadline. Offers arrive 1 March. Grammar tests, where they apply, happen even earlier. We suggest submitting by 24 October to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Trafford’s portal →Verify the exact date on the council’s scheme →01 / EVERY SCHOOL IN TRAFFORD
Find your shortlist.
All 102state and independent schools in the council area, straight from the Department for Education’s register. Open any school for admissions details, Ofsted history and open days.
Primary · 63
Acre Hall Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Manchester
Ofsted · Requires improvement
All Saints' Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sale
Ofsted · Good
Altrincham CofE (Aided) Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Altrincham
Ofsted · Good
Barton Clough Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Manchester
Ofsted · Good
Bollin Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Altrincham
Ofsted · Good
Bowdon CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Altrincham
Ofsted · Outstanding
Broadheath Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Altrincham
Ofsted · Good
Brooklands Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sale
Ofsted · Good
Broomwood Primary School
Community school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Altrincham
Ofsted · Good
Cloverlea Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Altrincham
Ofsted · Not judged
Davyhulme Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Manchester
Ofsted · Outstanding
Elmridge Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Altrincham
Ofsted · Good
English Martyrs' RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Manchester
Not judged yet
Firs Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sale
Ofsted · Outstanding
Flixton Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Manchester
Ofsted · Good
Forest Gate Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Manchester
Ofsted · Good
Gorse Hill Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Manchester
Ofsted · Good
Heyes Lane Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Altrincham
Ofsted · Good
Highfield Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Manchester
Ofsted · Good
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sale
Ofsted · Good
Kings Road Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Manchester
Ofsted · Good
Kingsway Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Manchester
Not judged yet
Lime Tree Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Sale
Ofsted · Not judged
Moorlands Junior School
Community school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Sale
Ofsted · Good
Moss Park Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Manchester
Ofsted · Outstanding
Navigation Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Altrincham
Ofsted · Good
Old Trafford Community Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Manchester
Ofsted · Not judged
Oldfield Brow Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Altrincham
Ofsted · Good
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Manchester
Ofsted · Good
Our Lady of the Rosary RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Manchester
Not judged yet
Park Road Academy Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Altrincham
Ofsted · Outstanding
Park Road Sale Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sale
Ofsted · Outstanding
Partington Central Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Manchester
Ofsted · Good
Seymour Park Community Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Manchester
Ofsted · Outstanding
Springfield Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sale
Ofsted · Outstanding
St Alphonsus RC Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Manchester
Ofsted · Not judged
St Ann's RC Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Manchester
Ofsted · Good
St Anne's CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sale
Ofsted · Good
St Hilda's CofE Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Manchester
Ofsted · Good
St Hugh of Lincoln RC Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Stretford
Ofsted · Good
St Hugh's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Altrincham
Ofsted · Not judged
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sale
Ofsted · Outstanding
St Margaret Ward Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sale
Ofsted · Good
St Mary's CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Manchester
Ofsted · Good
St Mary's CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sale
Ofsted · Good
St Matthew's CofE Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Manchester
Ofsted · Good
St Michael's CofE (Aided) Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Manchester
Ofsted · Good
St Monica's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Manchester
Not judged yet
St Teresa's RC Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Manchester
Ofsted · Good
St Vincent's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Altrincham
Ofsted · Outstanding
Stamford Park Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Altrincham
Ofsted · Good
Templemoor Infant and Nursery School
Community school · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Sale
Ofsted · Good
Tyntesfield Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sale
Ofsted · Not judged
Urmston Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Manchester
Ofsted · Good
Victoria Park Infant School
Community school · Ages 5-7 · Mixed · Manchester
Ofsted · Good
Victoria Park Junior School
Community school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Manchester
Ofsted · Good
Well Green Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Altrincham
Ofsted · Good
Wellfield Infant and Nursery School
Community school · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Sale
Ofsted · Outstanding
Wellfield Junior School
Community school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Sale
Ofsted · Good
Willows Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Altrincham
Ofsted · Good
Woodheys Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sale
Ofsted · Good
Woodhouse Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Manchester
Ofsted · Good
Worthington Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sale
Ofsted · Good
Secondary · 19
Altrincham College
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Altrincham
Ofsted · Good
Altrincham Grammar School for Boys
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Boys · Altrincham
Ofsted · Outstanding
Altrincham Grammar School for Girls
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Girls · Altrincham
Ofsted · Outstanding
Ashton-on-Mersey School
Academy converter · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Sale
Ofsted · Good
Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College
Voluntary aided school · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Altrincham
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Broadoak School
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Manchester
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Flixton Girls School
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Girls · Manchester
Ofsted · Good
Loreto Grammar School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Girls · Altrincham
Ofsted · Outstanding
Lostock High School
Community school · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Manchester
Ofsted · Good
North Cestrian School
Free schools · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Altrincham
Ofsted · Good
Saint Ambrose College
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Boys · Altrincham
Ofsted · Good
Sale Grammar School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Sale
Ofsted · Outstanding
Sale High School
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Sale
Not judged yet
St Antony's Roman Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Manchester
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Stretford Grammar School
Foundation school · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Manchester
Ofsted · Good
Stretford High School
Foundation school · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Manchester
Ofsted · Good
Urmston Grammar Academy
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Manchester
Ofsted · Good
Wellacre Technology Academy
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Boys · Manchester
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Wellington School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Altrincham
Ofsted · Good
Special & other · 20
Abbotsford Preparatory School
Other independent school · Ages 0-11 · Mixed · M41 5PR
Not judged yet
Afifah School
Other independent school · Ages 2-16 · Mixed · Manchester
Ofsted · Good
Altrincham Preparatory School
Other independent school · Ages 2-11 · Boys · Altrincham
Not judged yet
Bowdon Preparatory School
Other independent school · Ages 3-11 · Girls · Altrincham
Not judged yet
Brentwood Community College
Special post 16 institution · Ages 19-23 · Mixed · Sale
Ofsted · Good
Brentwood School
Community special school · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Sale
Ofsted · Outstanding
Changing Lives
Other independent special school · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Manchester
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Delamere School
Community special school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Manchester
Ofsted · Outstanding
Egerton High School
Community special school · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Manchester
Ofsted · Good
Fairfield House School
Other independent special school · Ages 8-25 · Mixed · Manchester
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Forest Park Preparatory School
Other independent school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Sale
Not judged yet
Forest School
Other independent school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Altrincham
Not judged yet
Hale Preparatory School
Other independent school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Altrincham
Not judged yet
Longford Park School
Academy special converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Manchester
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Manor Academy Sale
Academy special converter · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Sale
Ofsted · Good
Pictor Academy
Academy special converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Timperley
Ofsted · Outstanding
St Ambrose Prep School
Other independent school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Cheshire
Not judged yet
St John Vianney School
Non-maintained special school · Ages 5-19 · Mixed · Manchester
Ofsted · Good
The Orchards
Free schools special · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Stretford
Ofsted · Good
The Trafford and Stockport College Group
Further education · Ages 16-99 · Mixed · Altrincham
Ofsted · Good
02 / HOW APPLYING WORKS HERE
One form, through Trafford.
If you live in Trafford, you apply through the council’s own portal — even for schools in another council’s area.
Preferences
List as many schools as the form allows — you’ll see the limit when you start your application. Rank in your true order; schools never see it.
Own-criteria schools
Some Trafford secondaries are academies or faith schools that set their own entry criteria — check each school’s page for extra forms before the deadline.
Plain-English guides
Primary admissions, explained
The 15 January deadline and how Reception offers work.
Secondary admissions, explained
The 31 October deadline and the traps that come earlier.
How school appeals work
Your right to appeal, and honest odds of success.
Waiting lists, explained
How they're ordered, and why positions move both ways.
03 / NEARBY
Looking across the border?
Families near Trafford often also shortlist schools in these neighbouring council areas.