Schools in Altrincham
Altrincham's 31 schools fall under Trafford's coordinated admissions scheme, with 17 primaries and 8 secondaries serving the affluent south-Manchester corridor stretching from Hale and Bowdon through to Timperley. Trafford community schools use measured straight-line distance as the principal oversubscription criterion; the most sought-after primaries - including Navigation and Stamford Park - have historically closed to new applicants within a kilometre of the school gate.
Secondary allocation in Altrincham is shaped significantly by the selective grammar schools in the borough; families who do not sit the Trafford grammar test compete for places at non-selective secondaries where catchment radii can shift markedly year on year. The borough publishes its full offer statistics each spring, and historical distance data is available through catchment.school to help families gauge realistic chances well before application deadlines.
School demand in Altrincham
Across the 28 schools in Altrincham with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 95%. 11 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
8 schools in Altrincham have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
10 of the schools in Altrincham are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Trafford, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
14 of the schools in Altrincham have a current Ofsted rating, of which 13 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Altrincham: 5 oversubscribed (17)
Navigation Primary School
Primary · Community school
Altrincham · WA14 1NG
Oldfield Brow Primary School
Primary · Community school
Altrincham · WA14 4LE
Stamford Park Primary School
Primary · Community school
Altrincham · WA15 9JB
Heyes Lane Primary School
Primary · Community school
Altrincham · WA15 6BZ
Broadheath Primary School
Primary · Community school
Altrincham · WA14 5JQ
Broomwood Primary School
Primary · Community school
Altrincham · WA15 7JU
Well Green Primary School
Primary · Community school
Altrincham · WA15 8QA
Willows Primary School
Primary · Community school
Altrincham · WA15 6PP
Cloverlea Primary School
Primary · Community school
Altrincham · WA15 7NQ
Bowdon CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Altrincham · WA14 3EX
St Hugh's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Altrincham · WA15 6TQ
Altrincham CofE (Aided) Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Altrincham · WA14 4DS
St Vincent's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Altrincham · WA15 8EY
Park Road Academy Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Altrincham · WA14 5AP
Elmridge Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Altrincham · WA15 0JF
Bollin Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Altrincham · WA14 3AH
Little Bollington CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Altrincham · WA14 4SZ
Secondary Schools in Altrincham (8)
Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College
Secondary · Voluntary aided school
Altrincham · WA15 8HT
Wellington School
Secondary · Academy converter
Altrincham · WA15 7RH
Altrincham Grammar School for Boys
Secondary · Academy converter
Altrincham · WA14 2RS
Altrincham Grammar School for Girls
Secondary · Academy converter
Altrincham · WA14 2NL
Saint Ambrose College
Secondary · Academy converter
Altrincham · WA15 0HE
Loreto Grammar School
Secondary · Academy converter
Altrincham · WA14 4AH
Altrincham College
Secondary · Academy converter
Altrincham · WA15 8QW
North Cestrian School
Secondary · Free schools
Altrincham · WA14 4AJ
Other Schools in Altrincham (6)
Bowdon Preparatory School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Altrincham · WA14 2LT
Altrincham Preparatory School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Altrincham · WA14 2RR
Hale Preparatory School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Altrincham · WA15 9AS
Forest School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Altrincham · WA15 6LJ
The Trafford and Stockport College Group
All through · Further education
Altrincham · WA14 5PQ
Trafford Alternative Education Provision
Not applicable · Pupil referral unit
Altrincham · WA14 1SR
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Altrincham are set by Trafford and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.