Seymour Park Community Primary School
Northumberland Road, Old Trafford, Manchester, M16 9QE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Thomas Johnson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Stretford and Urmston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 560
- Pupils on roll
- 682
- URN
- 106325
- Local authority
- Trafford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01618721150
About this school
Seymour Park Community Primary School is a community primary school in Manchester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 682 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 81 | 86 | 88 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 78% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 20% | 19% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 87% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 84% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 86% | 92% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Seymour Park Community Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Trafford average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 77% | 65.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 78% | 65.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 67.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 661 |
| 2023/24 | 687 |
| 2024/25 | 684 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Seymour Park Community Primary School compares
Seymour Park Community Primary School ranked 12th of 55 primary schools in Trafford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 5.2% | 31.4% | 682 | — |
| Kings Road Primary School | 63% | 5.7% | 33.1% | 638 | 0.4 miles |
| Our Lady's RC Primary School Manchester | 52% | 5% | 45.7% | 185 | 0.4 miles |
| St Alphonsus RC Primary School | 76% | 4.5% | 39.7% | 167 | 0.5 miles |
| Manley Park Primary School | 73% | 4.7% | 22.3% | 442 | 0.5 miles |
| Old Trafford Community Academy | 52% | 6.5% | 57.5% | 324 | 0.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 31.35%
- English as an additional language
- 51.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.21%
- Persistent absence
- 13.35%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kings Road Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Our Lady's RC Primary School Manchester0.4 miles
Primary · Manchester
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St Alphonsus RC Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Manley Park Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Old Trafford Community Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Manchester
Other schools in Manchester
Seymour Park Community Primary School ranks 16th of the 252 ranked primary schools in Manchester.
- Abbey Hey Primary Academy Primary
- Abbott Community Primary School Primary
- Acacias Community Primary School Primary
- Acre Hall Primary School Primary
- Aldwyn Primary School Primary
- Alkrington Primary School Primary
- All Saints C of E Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand Primary
- All Saints Primary School Primary
- Alma Park Primary School Primary
- Armitage CofE Primary School Primary
- Ashbury Meadow Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Seymour Park Community Primary School teach?
- Seymour Park Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Seymour Park Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Seymour Park Community Primary School is Mr Thomas Johnson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Seymour Park Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Seymour Park Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Seymour Park Community Primary School?
- Seymour Park Community Primary School has 682 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Seymour Park Community Primary School full?
- Seymour Park Community Primary School has capacity for 560 pupils and 682 on roll (122%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Seymour Park Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Seymour Park Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Seymour Park Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Seymour Park Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Seymour Park Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 77% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Seymour Park Community Primary School rank locally?
- Seymour Park Community Primary School ranked 12th of 55 primary schools in Trafford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Seymour Park Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Seymour Park Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Seymour Park Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Seymour Park Community Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.