St Hugh of Lincoln RC Primary School

Voluntary aided school·Primary school Stretford, Trafford·M32 9PD
Composite score
77.6
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#924
National rank
#106
In North West
#14
In Trafford
Top 6%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
87%
% achieving higher RWM
18%
Reading average scaled score
110.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
110.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
32 first choices, 38 places
First choices per place
0.84
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
67
any preference, for 38 places
Applications from another council area
2%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.10
00.511.5
1 per place
0.9520221.0020230.9520240.9420250.842026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put St Hugh of Lincoln RC Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
328
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
21.8%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
17.1%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
13.1%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
6.1%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.1%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
10.7%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
21.2
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,115
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Location

St Hugh of Lincoln RC Primary School at a glance

Located in Stretford, Trafford, St Hugh of Lincoln RC Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Roman Catholic religious character. The school educates roughly 328 pupils aged 3 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. 87% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 5.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 6% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 110 in reading and 110 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 18% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made St Hugh of Lincoln RC Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 38 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 5.1%. There are about 21.2 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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