Trafford Alternative Education Provision
Brentwood Avenue, Altrincham, WA14 1SR
- Phase
- Local authority maintained schools
- School type
- Pupil referral unit
- Ages
- 5 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Linda Thompson
- Constituency
- Altrincham and Sale West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 53
- URN
- 131134
- Local authority
- Trafford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01619121479
About this school
Trafford Alternative Education Provision is a special school in Altrincham. It teaches children aged 5 to 16 and has 53 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
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Trafford Alternative Education Provision has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 39 |
| 2023/24 | 52 |
| 2024/25 | 58 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 74.14%
- English as an additional language
- 5.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Forest School0.4 miles
Independent schools · Altrincham
-
Pictor Academy0.7 miles
Academies · Timperley
-
Brentwood School1.2 miles
Special schools · Sale
-
Brentwood Community College1.2 miles
Other types · Sale
-
Bowdon Preparatory School1.3 miles
Independent schools · Altrincham
Other 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 Trafford Alternative Education Provision teach?
- Trafford Alternative Education Provision teaches children aged 5 to 16. It is a special school in Altrincham.
- Who is the headteacher of Trafford Alternative Education Provision?
- The headteacher of Trafford Alternative Education Provision is Ms Linda Thompson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Trafford Alternative Education Provision last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Trafford Alternative Education Provision, 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 Trafford Alternative Education Provision?
- Trafford Alternative Education Provision has 53 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 16.
- Is Trafford Alternative Education Provision a faith school?
- No. Trafford Alternative Education Provision has no designated religious character.
- Does Trafford Alternative Education Provision publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Trafford Alternative Education Provision. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 30 June 2026.