Old Trafford Community Academy
Malvern Street, Old Trafford, Manchester, M15 4FL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- FOCUS ACADEMY TRUST (UK) LTD
- Principal
- Mrs Nicole Davenport
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Focus Academy Trust (UK) Ltd
- Constituency
- Stretford and Urmston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 324
- URN
- 140738
- Local authority
- Trafford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01619124875
About this school
Old Trafford Community Academy is a primary academy in Manchester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 324 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
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 55 | 58 | 48 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 40% | 45% | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 0% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 58% | 69% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 60% | 64% | 65% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 72% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | 0.00 | - | - |
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 Old Trafford Community Academy 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 | 40% | 65.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 45% | 65.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 52% | 67.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 412 |
| 2023/24 | 393 |
| 2024/25 | 345 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Old Trafford Community Academy compares
Old Trafford Community Academy ranked 52nd of 55 primary schools in Trafford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52% | 6.5% | 57.5% | 324 | — |
| St Alphonsus RC Primary School | 76% | 4.5% | 39.7% | 167 | 0.1 miles |
| St Wilfrid's RC Primary School | 92% | 3.6% | 54.2% | 212 | 0.6 miles |
| Seymour Park Community Primary School | 80% | 5.2% | 31.4% | 682 | 0.6 miles |
| Rolls Crescent Primary School | 64% | 6.9% | 47.5% | 325 | 0.6 miles |
| Crown Street Primary School | — | — | 16.7% | 80 | 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)
- 57.49%
- English as an additional language
- 68.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.5%
- Persistent absence
- 22.08%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Alphonsus RC Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
St Wilfrid's RC Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Hulme
-
Seymour Park Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Rolls Crescent Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Crown Street Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Manchester
Other schools in Manchester
Old Trafford Community Academy ranks 193rd 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 Old Trafford Community Academy teach?
- Old Trafford Community Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Manchester.
- Who is the principal of Old Trafford Community Academy?
- The principal of Old Trafford Community Academy is Mrs Nicole Davenport, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Old Trafford Community Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Old Trafford Community Academy, 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 Old Trafford Community Academy?
- Old Trafford Community Academy has 324 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Old Trafford Community Academy full?
- Old Trafford Community Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 324 on roll (77%), 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 Old Trafford Community Academy a faith school?
- No. Old Trafford Community Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Old Trafford Community Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Old Trafford Community Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Old Trafford Community Academy?
- Old Trafford Community Academy is part of FOCUS ACADEMY TRUST (UK) LTD. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Old Trafford Community Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 40% in 2022/23 and 52% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Old Trafford Community Academy rank locally?
- Old Trafford Community Academy ranked 52nd of 55 primary schools in Trafford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Old Trafford Community Academy's absence rate?
- Old Trafford Community Academy's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Old Trafford Community Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Old Trafford Community Academy'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.