St Alphonsus RC Primary School
Hamilton Street, Off Stretford Road, Manchester, M16 7PT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Tina Birds
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salford
- Constituency
- Stretford and Urmston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 200
- Pupils on roll
- 167
- URN
- 106360
- Local authority
- Trafford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01618725239
About this school
St Alphonsus RC Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Manchester. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 167 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Alphonsus RC Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- 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 | 29 | 20 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 65% | 76% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 0% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 70% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 85% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 85% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.20 | - | - |
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 Alphonsus RC 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 | 62% | 65.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 65.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 76% | 67.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 199 |
| 2023/24 | 184 |
| 2024/25 | 184 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Alphonsus RC Primary School compares
St Alphonsus RC Primary School ranked 23rd of 55 primary schools in Trafford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% 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 | 76% | 4.5% | 39.7% | 167 | — |
| Old Trafford Community Academy | 52% | 6.5% | 57.5% | 324 | 0.1 miles |
| Seymour Park Community Primary School | 80% | 5.2% | 31.4% | 682 | 0.5 miles |
| Rolls Crescent Primary School | 64% | 6.9% | 47.5% | 325 | 0.5 miles |
| St Wilfrid's RC Primary School | 92% | 3.6% | 54.2% | 212 | 0.6 miles |
| St Mary's CofE Junior and Infant School | 58% | 4.1% | 60.9% | 470 | 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)
- 39.67%
- English as an additional language
- 37.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.52%
- Persistent absence
- 11.11%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Old Trafford Community Academy0.1 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Seymour Park Community Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Rolls Crescent Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
St Wilfrid's RC Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Hulme
-
St Mary's CofE Junior and Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Manchester
Other schools in Manchester
St Alphonsus RC Primary School ranks 31st 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 ages does St Alphonsus RC Primary School teach?
- St Alphonsus RC Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of St Alphonsus RC Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Alphonsus RC Primary School is Mrs Tina Birds, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Alphonsus RC Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Alphonsus RC 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 many pupils are at St Alphonsus RC Primary School?
- St Alphonsus RC Primary School has 167 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Alphonsus RC Primary School full?
- St Alphonsus RC Primary School has capacity for 200 pupils and 167 on roll (84%), so it has space against 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 St Alphonsus RC Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Alphonsus RC Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Salford.
- Does St Alphonsus RC Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Alphonsus RC Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have St Alphonsus RC Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 62% in 2022/23 and 76% 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 Alphonsus RC Primary School compare with other schools in Trafford?
- St Alphonsus RC Primary School ranked 23rd of 55 primary schools in Trafford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% 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 Alphonsus RC Primary School's absence rate?
- St Alphonsus RC 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 Alphonsus RC Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Alphonsus RC 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 8 July 2026.