Acre Hall Primary School
Irlam Road, Flixton, Manchester, M41 6NA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- BRIGHT FUTURES EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Head of School
- Mrs A Footman
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Bright Futures Educational Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Stretford and Urmston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 343
- Pupils on roll
- 297
- URN
- 138977
- Local authority
- Trafford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01617484356
About this school
Acre Hall Primary School is a primary academy in Manchester. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 297 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
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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 47 | 34 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 32% | 59% | 45% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 53% | 71% | 45% |
| Expected standard in maths | 40% | 74% | 52% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 43% | 74% | 55% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.10 | - | - |
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 Acre Hall 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 | 32% | 65.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 65.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 45% | 67.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 306 |
| 2023/24 | 299 |
| 2024/25 | 292 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Acre Hall Primary School compares
Acre Hall Primary School ranked 54th of 55 primary schools in Trafford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 16% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45% | 5.8% | 28% | 297 | — |
| St Monica's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | — | — | — | — | 0.2 miles |
| St Michael's CofE (Aided) Primary School | 71% | 3.2% | 7.3% | 240 | 0.6 miles |
| Flixton Primary School | 79% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 439 | 0.6 miles |
| Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School | 59% | 7.6% | 55.9% | 142 | 0.8 miles |
| St Joseph the Worker RC Primary School | 54% | 7.2% | 41.8% | 182 | 1.0 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)
- 27.99%
- English as an additional language
- 11%
- Overall absence
- 5.83%
- Persistent absence
- 17%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Monica's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
St Michael's CofE (Aided) Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Flixton Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Salford
-
St Joseph the Worker RC Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Salford
Other schools in Manchester
Acre Hall Primary School ranks 223rd of the 252 ranked primary schools in Manchester.
- Abbey Hey Primary Academy Primary
- Abbott Community Primary School Primary
- Acacias Community 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
- Atherton St George's CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Acre Hall Primary School teach?
- Acre Hall Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Manchester.
- Who is the head of school of Acre Hall Primary School?
- The head of school of Acre Hall Primary School is Mrs A Footman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Acre Hall Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Acre Hall 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 Acre Hall Primary School?
- Acre Hall Primary School has 297 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Acre Hall Primary School full?
- Acre Hall Primary School has capacity for 343 pupils and 297 on roll (87%), 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 Acre Hall Primary School a faith school?
- No. Acre Hall Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Acre Hall Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Acre Hall Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Acre Hall Primary School?
- Acre Hall Primary School is part of BRIGHT FUTURES EDUCATIONAL TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Acre Hall Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Acre Hall Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Acre Hall Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 32% in 2022/23 and 45% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Acre Hall Primary School rank locally?
- Acre Hall Primary School ranked 54th of 55 primary schools in Trafford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 16% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Acre Hall Primary School's absence rate?
- Acre Hall Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Acre Hall Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Acre Hall 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 1 July 2026.