Schools in Altrincham

About schools in Altrincham

Most of the 32 schools listed in Altrincham are primary schools. Its eight secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Older students can carry on at one sixth form or college.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

76%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 17 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

63.9

average Attainment 8 score, across the 8 schools with published results

Primary schools18

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Altrincham CofE (Aided) Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11

  62%

  expected standard
• Bollin Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  75%

  expected standard
• Bowdon CofE Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  80%

  expected standard
• Broadheath Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  79%

  expected standard
• Broomwood Primary School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 11

  65%

  expected standard
• Cloverlea Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  63%

  expected standard
• Elmridge Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  66%

  expected standard
• Heyes Lane Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  78%

  expected standard
• Little Bollington CofE Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  9%

  expected standard
• Navigation Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  72%

  expected standard
• Oldfield Brow Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  69%

  expected standard
• Park Road Academy Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  90%

  expected standard
• St Hugh's Catholic Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11

  75%

  expected standard
• St Vincent's Catholic Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  89%

  expected standard
• Stamford Park Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  78%

  expected standard
• Well Green Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11 · Due to close

  91%

  expected standard
• Well Green Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11 · Due to open

• Willows Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  80%

  expected standard

Secondary schools8

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Altrincham College

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  48.5

  Attainment 8
• Altrincham Grammar School for Boys

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18 · Boys

  78.5

  Attainment 8
• Altrincham Grammar School for Girls

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

  80.6

  Attainment 8
• Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 11 to 18

  48.9

  Attainment 8
• Loreto Grammar School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

  73.7

  Attainment 8
• North Cestrian School

  Free schools · Ages 11 to 18

  54.2

  Attainment 8
• Saint Ambrose College

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18 · Boys

  76.2

  Attainment 8
• Wellington School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  57.3

  Attainment 8

Sixth forms and colleges1

• The Trafford and Stockport College Group

  Further education · Ages 16 to 99

Special schools and alternative provision1

• Trafford Alternative Education Provision

  Pupil referral unit · Ages 5 to 16

Independent schools4

• Altrincham Preparatory School

  Other independent school · Ages 2 to 11 · Boys

• Bowdon Preparatory School

  Other independent school · Ages 3 to 11 · Girls

• Forest School

  Other independent school · Ages 2 to 11

• Hale Preparatory School

  Other independent school · Ages 4 to 11

Common questions about schools in Altrincham

How many schools are in Altrincham?

OfferDay lists 32 schools in Altrincham, including 18 primary schools and eight secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Altrincham?

Every school in Altrincham is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Altrincham?

OfferDay ranks schools in Altrincham where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.