This is a list of schools in the
Metropolitan Borough of Trafford
Trafford is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England, with an estimated population of 235,493 in 2017. It covers Retrieved on 13 December 2007. and includes the area of Old Trafford and the towns of Altrincham, Stretford, Urm ...
in the
English county
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of
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county and combined authority, combined authority area in North West England, with a population of 2.8 million; comprising ten metropolitan boroughs: City of Manchester, Manchester, City of Salford, Salford ...
.
State-funded schools
In the state-funded sector Trafford maintains a selective education system, with grammar schools assessed by the
11-plus
The eleven-plus (11+) is a Test (assessment), standardized examination administered to some students in England and Northern Ireland in their last year of primary education, which governs admission to grammar schools and other secondary schools ...
exam. Absences from Trafford secondary schools in 2006–07, authorised and unauthorised, were 5.6% and 0.8% respectively, both lower than the national average (6.4% and 1.4%). From the 2011
GCSE
The General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) is an academic qualification in a particular subject, taken in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. State schools in Scotland use the Scottish Qualifications Certificate instead. Private sc ...
results, the Trafford Local Education Authority was ranked 5th in the country – and first in Greater Manchester – based on the percentage of pupils attaining at least 5 A*–C grades at GCSE including maths and English (69.8% compared with the national average of 58.2%).
From the 2007 GCSE results and
A-level
The A-Level (Advanced Level) is a subject-based qualification conferred as part of the General Certificate of Education, as well as a school leaving qualification offered by the educational bodies in the United Kingdom and the educational aut ...
results, Altrincham Grammar School for Girls was the most successful secondary school in Trafford, with 100% of pupils gaining five or more GCSEs at A*–C grade including maths and English. At A-level, Altrincham Grammar School for Girls was the 39th most successful school in the country.
Primary schools
*Acre Hall Primary School,
Flixton
*All Saints'
RC Primary School,
Sale
*Altrincham
CE Primary School,
Altrincham
Altrincham ( , locally ) is a market town in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, south of the River Mersey. It is southwest of Manchester city centre, southwest of Sale and east of Warrington. At the 2011 Census, it had a population o ...
*Barton Clough Primary School,
Stretford
Stretford is a market town in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. It is situated on flat ground between the River Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal, south of Manchester city centre, south of Salford and north-east of Altrincham. Str ...
*Bollin Primary School,
Bowdon
*Bowdon CE Primary School, Bowdon
*Broadheath Primary School,
Broadheath
*Brooklands Primary School, Sale
*Broomwood Primary School,
Timperley
Timperley is a suburban village in the borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. Historically in Cheshire, it is approximately six miles southwest of central Manchester. The population at the 2011 census was 11,061.
History
The name Ti ...
*Cloverlea Primary School, Timperley
*Davyhulme Primary School,
Davyhulme
Davyhulme is an area of Greater Manchester, England, historically in Lancashire. The population at the 2011 census was 19,634.
Davyhulme Sewage Works
The area is notable for Davyhulme Sewage Works, one of the largest wastewater treatment pl ...
*Elmridge Primary School,
Hale Barns
Hale Barns is a village near Altrincham in Greater Manchester, England, south-west of Manchester city centre, 2 miles west of Manchester Airport and close to the River Bollin. At the 2011 census, the village had a population of 9,736.
Medieval ...
*English Martyrs RC Primary School,
Urmston
Urmston is a town in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, which had a population of 41,825 at the 2011 Census. Historically in Lancashire, it is southwest of Manchester city centre. The southern boundary is the River Mersey, with Stretford ...
*Firs Primary School, Sale
*Flixton Primary School, Flixton
*Forest Gate Academy,
Partington
Partington is a town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, south-west of Manchester city centre. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Cheshire, it lies on the southern bank of the M ...
*Gorse Hill Primary School, Stretford
*Heyes Lane Primary School, Timperley
*Highfield Primary School, Urmston
*Holy Family RC Primary School, Sale
*Kings Road Primary School,
Firswood
Firswood is a suburban area of Stretford in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England.
Geography
Firswood borders Whalley Range, Old Trafford and Chorlton-cum-Hardy. It was largely occupied by Rye Bank Farm, which remai ...
*Kingsway Primary School, Davyhulme
*Lime Tree Primary Academy, Sale
*Moorlands Junior School, Sale
*Moss Park Infant School, Stretford
*Moss Park Junior School, Stretford
*Navigation Primary School, Altrincham
*Old Trafford Community Academy,
Old Trafford
Old Trafford () is a football stadium in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, and the home of Manchester United. With a capacity of 74,310 it is the largest club football stadium (and second-largest football stadium overall after Wemb ...
*Oldfield Brow Primary School, Altrincham
*Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School, Partington
*Our Lady of the Rosary RC Primary School, Davyhulme
*Our Lady's RC Primary School, Old Trafford
*Park Road Academy Primary School, Timperley
*Park Road Sale Primary School, Sale
*Partington Central Academy, Partington
*St Alphonsus' RC Primary School, Old Trafford
*St Anne's CE Primary, Sale
*St Ann's RC Primary, Stretford
*St Hilda's CE Primary School,
Firswood
Firswood is a suburban area of Stretford in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England.
Geography
Firswood borders Whalley Range, Old Trafford and Chorlton-cum-Hardy. It was largely occupied by Rye Bank Farm, which remai ...
*St Hugh of Lincoln RC Primary School, Stretford
*St Hugh's RC Primary School, Timperley
*St Joseph's RC Primary School, Sale
*St Margaret Ward RC Primary School, Sale
*St Mary's CE Primary School, Davyhulme
*St Mary's CE Primary School, Sale
*St Matthew's CE Primary School, Stretford
*St Michael's CE Primary School, Flixton
*St Monica's RC Primary School, Flixton
*St Teresa's RC Primary School, Firswood
*St Vincent's RC Primary School, Altrincham
*Seymour Park Community Primary School, Old Trafford
*Springfield Primary School, Sale
*Stamford Park Primary School,
Hale
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*Hale, Ontario, in Algoma District United Kingdom
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*Templemoor Infant and Nursery School, Sale
*Tyntesfield Primary School, Sale
*Urmston Primary School, Urmston
*Victoria Park Infant School, Stretford
*Victoria Park Junior School, Stretford
*Well Green Primary School, Hale
*Wellfield Infant and Nursery School, Sale
*Wellfield Junior School, Sale
*Willows Primary School, Timperley
*Woodheys Primary School, Sale
*Woodhouse Primary School, Davyhulme
*Worthington Primary School, Sale
Non-selective secondary schools
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Altrincham College
Altrincham College is a non-selective secondary school and sixth form located in Timperly (near Altrincham ), Trafford, England. The school is an academy and is part of South Manchester Learning Trust. It holds the specialist Arts College st ...
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Timperley
Timperley is a suburban village in the borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. Historically in Cheshire, it is approximately six miles southwest of central Manchester. The population at the 2011 census was 11,061.
History
The name Ti ...
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Ashton-on-Mersey School
Ashton-on-Mersey School is a secondary school in Ashton upon Mersey, Greater Manchester, England.
The school is an academy, part of The Dean Trust which includes Broadoak School and Lord Derby Academy in Huyton. Ashton-on-Mersey School serves ...
,
Sale
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Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College
Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College is a secondary school based in Altrincham, Greater Manchester. The school specialises in maths and computing, and is named after Blessed Thomas Holford, a 16th-century priest from Cheshire. The college has ...
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Altrincham
Altrincham ( , locally ) is a market town in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, south of the River Mersey. It is southwest of Manchester city centre, southwest of Sale and east of Warrington. At the 2011 Census, it had a population o ...
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Broadoak School
Broadoak School is a coeducational secondary school with academy status located in Partington in the English county of Greater Manchester.
Previously a foundation school administered by Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council, Broadoak School ...
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Partington
Partington is a town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, south-west of Manchester city centre. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Cheshire, it lies on the southern bank of the M ...
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Flixton Girls' School
Flixton Girls' School (formerly Flixton Girls' High School) is a secondary school with academy status, located in the Flixton area of the borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England.
The school first opened in 1933 and converted to aca ...
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Flixton
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Lostock High School
Lostock High School (previously known as Lostock College) is a mixed, 11-16 secondary modern school in Stretford, Greater Manchester, England. The school has a capacity of 740 and currently enrols 328 students.
History
From 2010 to 2013, ther ...
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Stretford
Stretford is a market town in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. It is situated on flat ground between the River Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal, south of Manchester city centre, south of Salford and north-east of Altrincham. Str ...
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North Cestrian School
North Cestrian School, formerly North Cestrian Grammar School, is a free school in Altrincham, Greater Manchester, England, for pupils aged between 11 and 16. North Cestrian is part of the Hamblin Educational Trust.
History
The school was o ...
, Altrincham
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St Antony's Roman Catholic School
St Antony's Roman Catholic School is a Mixed-sex education, coeducational Roman Catholic secondary school in Urmston, Greater Manchester, England.
The school was formed in 1992 from the merger of three Catholic secondary schools; St Mary's, St ...
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Urmston
Urmston is a town in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, which had a population of 41,825 at the 2011 Census. Historically in Lancashire, it is southwest of Manchester city centre. The southern boundary is the River Mersey, with Stretford ...
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Sale High School
Sale High School (formerly known as Jeff Joseph Sale Moor Technology College and Sale Secondary School) is a secondary school in Sale Moor, Greater Manchester, England. Its current headteacher is Adam Rogers and the Deputy Headteacher is Kathr ...
, Sale
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Stretford High School, Stretford
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Wellacre Academy
Wellacre Academy (simply referred to as Wellacre and officially Wellacre Technology Academy, formerly Wellacre Technology College and Urmston Wellacre County Secondary School) is an 11–16 Single-sex education, boys, secondary school with Acad ...
, Flixton
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Wellington School, Timperley
Grammar schools
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Altrincham Grammar School for Boys
Altrincham Grammar School for Boys is a boys' grammar school in Altrincham, Greater Manchester, England.
Admissions
The school is a fully selective non-fee paying grammar school with admission via an entrance exam. Its previous status as a fo ...
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Bowdon
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Altrincham Grammar School for Girls
Altrincham Grammar School for Girls, also known as Altrincham Girls Grammar School (AGGS) is a girls' grammar school with academy status in Bowdon, Greater Manchester, England. With about 1,250 students aged 11 to 18, it is the biggest single- ...
, Bowdon
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Loreto Grammar School
Loreto Grammar School is located in Trafford. Pupils must sit an entrance exam to enter, and fulfil several other entry criteria. It is part of the worldwide Loreto community, and the Altrincham school was founded by the Sisters of Loreto in 19 ...
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Altrincham
Altrincham ( , locally ) is a market town in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, south of the River Mersey. It is southwest of Manchester city centre, southwest of Sale and east of Warrington. At the 2011 Census, it had a population o ...
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St Ambrose College
St Ambrose College is a Christian Brothers' Roman Catholic boys' grammar school in Hale Barns, Altrincham, Greater Manchester, England. It was founded in 1946 by Dr Joseph Robertson. In 2012 the school became an academy, and was completely re-b ...
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Hale Barns
Hale Barns is a village near Altrincham in Greater Manchester, England, south-west of Manchester city centre, 2 miles west of Manchester Airport and close to the River Bollin. At the 2011 census, the village had a population of 9,736.
Medieval ...
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Sale Grammar School
Sale Grammar School is a grammar school located in Sale to the south of Manchester, England.
The school became an Academy Trust Grammar School in 2011. Admission to the school is through its own entrance examination.
Trafford LA operates a full ...
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Sale
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Stretford Grammar School,
Stretford
Stretford is a market town in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. It is situated on flat ground between the River Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal, south of Manchester city centre, south of Salford and north-east of Altrincham. Str ...
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Urmston Grammar Academy,
Urmston
Urmston is a town in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, which had a population of 41,825 at the 2011 Census. Historically in Lancashire, it is southwest of Manchester city centre. The southern boundary is the River Mersey, with Stretford ...
Special and alternative schools
*Brentwood School,
Sale
*Delamere School,
Flixton
*Egerton High School,
Davyhulme
Davyhulme is an area of Greater Manchester, England, historically in Lancashire. The population at the 2011 census was 19,634.
Davyhulme Sewage Works
The area is notable for Davyhulme Sewage Works, one of the largest wastewater treatment pl ...
*Longford Park School,
Stretford
Stretford is a market town in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. It is situated on flat ground between the River Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal, south of Manchester city centre, south of Salford and north-east of Altrincham. Str ...
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Manor Academy
Manor Academy (formerly Manor High School) is a mixed secondary school for students with special needs. It is located in Sale and serves the whole borough of Trafford.
Previously a community school administered by Trafford Metropolitan Boro ...
, Sale
*The Orchards, Stretford
*Pictor Academy,
Timperley
Timperley is a suburban village in the borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. Historically in Cheshire, it is approximately six miles southwest of central Manchester. The population at the 2011 census was 11,061.
History
The name Ti ...
*Trafford Alternative Education Provision, Timperley
Further education
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Trafford College
Trafford College is a further education college in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. It was formed with the merger of North Trafford College (formerly, Stretford Technical College) and South Trafford College in 2007.
Campuses and facilitie ...
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Timperley
Timperley is a suburban village in the borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. Historically in Cheshire, it is approximately six miles southwest of central Manchester. The population at the 2011 census was 11,061.
History
The name Ti ...
Independent schools
Primary and preparatory schools
*Abbotsford Preparatory School,
Urmston
Urmston is a town in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, which had a population of 41,825 at the 2011 Census. Historically in Lancashire, it is southwest of Manchester city centre. The southern boundary is the River Mersey, with Stretford ...
*Altrincham Preparatory School,
Bowdon
*Bowdon Preparatory School for Girls,
Altrincham
Altrincham ( , locally ) is a market town in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, south of the River Mersey. It is southwest of Manchester city centre, southwest of Sale and east of Warrington. At the 2011 Census, it had a population o ...
*Forest Park Preparatory School,
Ashton upon Mersey
Ashton upon Mersey is an area of the Trafford, Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, with a population of 9,693 at the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 census. It lies on the south bank of the River Mersey, south of Manc ...
*Forest School,
Timperley
Timperley is a suburban village in the borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. Historically in Cheshire, it is approximately six miles southwest of central Manchester. The population at the 2011 census was 11,061.
History
The name Ti ...
*Hale Preparatory School,
Hale
Hale may refer to:
Places Australia
*Hale, Northern Territory, a locality
*Hale River, in southeastern Northern Territory
Canada
*Hale, Ontario, in Algoma District United Kingdom
* Hale, Cumbria, a hamlet near Beetham, Cumbria
*Hale, Greater Man ...
*Loreto Preparatory School, Altrincham
*St Ambrose Prep School,
Hale Barns
Hale Barns is a village near Altrincham in Greater Manchester, England, south-west of Manchester city centre, 2 miles west of Manchester Airport and close to the River Bollin. At the 2011 census, the village had a population of 9,736.
Medieval ...
Senior and all-through schools
*Afifah School,
Old Trafford
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Special and alternative schools
*Changing Lives,
Carrington
*Fairfield House School,
Partington
Partington is a town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, south-west of Manchester city centre. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Cheshire, it lies on the southern bank of the M ...
*St John Vianney School,
Firswood
Firswood is a suburban area of Stretford in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England.
Geography
Firswood borders Whalley Range, Old Trafford and Chorlton-cum-Hardy. It was largely occupied by Rye Bank Farm, which remai ...
References
External links
Trafford Council Schools and CollegesOfsted(
Office for Standards in Education
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Trafford
Trafford is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England, with an estimated population of 235,493 in 2017. It covers Retrieved on 13 December 2007. and includes the area of Old Trafford and the towns of Altrincham, Stretford, Ur ...