St Hugh's Catholic Primary School
Park Road, Timperley, Altrincham, WA15 6TQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lisa Kelly
- Diocese
- Diocese of Shrewsbury
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Altrincham and Sale West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 596
- Pupils on roll
- 584
- URN
- 106340
- Local authority
- Trafford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01619621852
About this school
St Hugh's Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Altrincham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 584 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 95 | 98 | 96 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% | 70% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 10% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 92% | 90% | 91% |
| Expected standard in maths | 91% | 84% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 86% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 110.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.10 | - | - |
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 St Hugh's Catholic 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 | 72% | 65.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 65.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 67.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 659 |
| 2023/24 | 652 |
| 2024/25 | 637 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Hugh's Catholic Primary School compares
St Hugh's Catholic Primary School ranked 26th of 55 primary schools in Trafford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 4.5% | 8.3% | 584 | — |
| Park Road Academy Primary School | 90% | 3.1% | 2.9% | 236 | 0.3 miles |
| Willows Primary School | 80% | 2.8% | 4.2% | 375 | 0.4 miles |
| Heyes Lane Primary School | 78% | 4% | 18.6% | 577 | 0.5 miles |
| Navigation Primary School | 72% | 3.5% | 9.3% | 444 | 0.7 miles |
| Tyntesfield Primary School | 84% | 2.9% | 4.1% | 441 | 0.7 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)
- 8.32%
- English as an additional language
- 18.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.5%
- Persistent absence
- 7.25%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Park Road Academy Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Altrincham
-
Willows Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Altrincham
-
Heyes Lane Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Altrincham
-
Navigation Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Altrincham
-
Tyntesfield Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Sale
Other schools in Altrincham
St Hugh's Catholic Primary School ranks 10th of the 17 ranked primary schools in Altrincham.
- Altrincham CofE (Aided) Primary School Primary
- Bollin Primary School Primary
- Bowdon CofE Primary School Primary
- Broadheath Primary School Primary
- Broomwood Primary School Primary
- Cloverlea Primary School Primary
- Elmridge Primary School Primary
- Heyes Lane Primary School Primary
- Little Bollington CofE Primary School Primary
- Navigation Primary School Primary
- Oldfield Brow Primary School Primary
- Park Road Academy Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Hugh's Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Hugh's Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Altrincham.
- Who is the headteacher of St Hugh's Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Hugh's Catholic Primary School is Mrs Lisa Kelly, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Hugh's Catholic Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Hugh's Catholic 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 St Hugh's Catholic Primary School?
- St Hugh's Catholic Primary School has 584 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Hugh's Catholic Primary School full?
- St Hugh's Catholic Primary School has capacity for 596 pupils and 584 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Hugh's Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Hugh's Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Shrewsbury.
- Does St Hugh's Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Hugh's Catholic Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have St Hugh's Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 72% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Hugh's Catholic Primary School rank locally?
- St Hugh's Catholic Primary School ranked 26th of 55 primary schools in Trafford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Hugh's Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- St Hugh's Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Hugh's Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Hugh's Catholic 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.