SCHOOL PROFILE

Urmston Primary School

Primary Community school URN 106315
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 516 Published school capacity
Capacity used 96.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

25 May 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Trafford
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 497 495 full-time · 2 part-time
Female pupils 263 52.9% of pupils
Male pupils 234 47.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

6.2%
18.6 pts below England
School 6.2%
Trafford 16.9%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

11.3%
9.0 pts below England
School 11.3%
Trafford 23.2%
North West 18.1%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Trafford 0.8%
North West 0.8%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
78.3%
389
White and Asian
4.0%
20
Indian
3.6%
18
White and Black Caribbean
2.8%
14
Any other Asian background
2.4%
12
Any other Mixed background
1.8%
9
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 17.5% 87 of 497 pupils
3.3 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 17.5%
Trafford 17.7%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 13.5% 67 pupils
England 14.8% 1.3 pts below
EHC plans 4.0% 20 pupils
England 6.0% 2.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 30
Social, emotional & mental health 27
Moderate learning difficulty 16
Autistic spectrum disorder 4
Specific learning difficulty 3
Multi-sensory impairment 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

69.0% 8.6 pts above England
School 69.0%
Trafford 66.5%
North West 59.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

86.0%

12.2 pts above England

School 86.0%
Trafford 78.5%
North West 73.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

76.0%

5.7 pts above England

School 76.0%
Trafford 73.8%
North West 69.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

80.0%

8.0 pts above England

School 80.0%
Trafford 76.1%
North West 71.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

3.79%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.42 pts lower than England
School 3.79%
Trafford 5.62%
North West 6.25%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

6.95%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

8.86 pts lower than England
School 6.95%
Trafford 13.07%
North West 15.89%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.48%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.32 pts lower than England
School 0.48%
Trafford 1.46%
North West 1.75%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

96.3% 8.1 pts above England
Urmston Primary School
96.3%
Trafford
93.7%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information