St Hugh's Catholic Primary School
Park Road, Timperley, Altrincham, WA15 6TQOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
St Hugh's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Altrincham for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 101 schools in Trafford. It ranks 11th of 17 primary schools in Altrincham. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in October 2024, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 1 October 2024, report published 14 November 2024
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 1 October 2024
St Hugh's Catholic Primary is a happy school where pupils feel welcome. Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), are valued for their individuality. They celebrate diversity and show respect for the differences between people. Pupils enjoy coming to school each day. Children in the Nursery and Reception classes settle into school well. Most pupils behave responsibly in class and follow the newly agreed rules and routines. The school has high aspirations for what pupils will learn. Typically, pupils achieve well across the curriculum. Most pupils, including children in the early years, want to do their best and they work hard to live up to the school's expectations. Pupils benefit from a broad range of trips to help bring their learning to life. For example, they participate in residential trips locally and further afield to the seaside. These visits encourage pupils to learn how to work in a team and to deepen their knowledge of curriculum content. Pupils love the variety of clubs that they are able to attend. These clubs, which range from chess to fencing, reflect pupils' interests well.
What the school should improve
- On occasion, the school does not identify the additional needs of pupils with SEND accurately or quickly enough. This delays staff from providing effective support and slows the progress of these pupils through the curriculum. The school should ensure that staff are fully equipped to identify pupils' additional needs in a timely manner.
- In a small number of subjects, teachers do not use assessment strategies well enough to identify exactly where pupils have gaps in their learning. Consequently, teachers are not as informed as they could be when shaping pupils' future learning. This hinders some pupils from learning all that they could. The school should ensure teachers have the knowledge and expertise to use assessment strategies sufficiently well.
- Some staff do not apply the agreed systems to manage low-level disruption. This means that some pupils occasionally disrupt the learning of others. The school should ensure that staff understand how to support pupils' positive behaviour and apply the agreed policies consistently well.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
96 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
584 pupils on roll, with places for 596
Schools near St Hugh's Catholic Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park Road Academy Primary School | 0.3 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | 90% met the expected standard |
| Forest School | 0.4 miles | No Ofsted inspection | Not published |
| Willows Primary School | 0.4 miles | Ofsted: Good | 80% met the expected standard |
| Heyes Lane Primary School | 0.5 miles | Ofsted: Good | 78% met the expected standard |
| Navigation Primary School | 0.7 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding | 72% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lisa Kelly
- Phone
- 01619621852
- Address
- Park Road, Timperley, Altrincham, WA15 6TQ
- Local authority
- Trafford
- URN
- 106340
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.