Cloverlea Primary School, Altrincham
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Cloverlea Primary School creates a warm, caring environment where children feel happy and safe. The early years provision is particularly strong, with excellent phonics teaching in the younger years that helps most pupils become confident readers. Pupils behave well, enjoy learning, and take pride in their leadership roles, with enriching activities and clubs that broaden their experiences.
Key Strengths
- Strong early years provision with well-designed curriculum that builds children's knowledge logically
- Effective phonics teaching in early years and key stage 1, promoting confident readers
- Warm, caring environment where pupils feel safe and happy, with good behaviour and attitudes
- Well-structured rewards systems and leadership opportunities that engage pupils
- Ambitious subject leaders who care deeply about pupil achievement
Areas for Improvement
- Many subjects lack clear guidance on essential knowledge pupils should learn and the order to teach it
- Phonics curriculum not fully embedded in key stage 2, with some staff lacking training to support struggling readers
- Teachers do not always identify gaps in pupil knowledge well enough, allowing misconceptions to persist
- Governors do not hold leaders sufficiently accountable for the quality of education
- Insufficient oversight of how well pupils are achieving across different subjects
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective - staff receive regular training, understand their responsibilities, and pupils learn about staying safe through the curriculum.
Extracurricular Activities
sports clubs including tennis and dodgeball, reading ambassadors role, school council membership
Cloverlea Primary School requires improvement overall. The school was previously judged Outstanding 15 years ago, but has not maintained this standard across all areas of learning.
At a Glance
12.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
81 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 77%. Maths has declined from 83% to 77%. Writing has remained stable at around 87%.
Class Sizes
27.1
Avg class size
28.0
Infant (KS1)
29.5
KS2
8
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
109%
Over capacity
228 pupils
210 capacity
18 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Altrincham
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Altrincham
Admissions Demand - Trafford
Places available
3,030
Applications
2,467
Got 1st preference
95.1%
Got preferred school
99.6%
Primary admissions across Trafford (2025/26)
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.42346%
Overall absence
13.33333%
Persistent absence
180
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Cloverlea Primary School
Altrincham College
Wellington School
Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College
Trafford Alternative Education Provision
Dixons Brooklands Academy
Dixons Newall Green Academy
Saint Ambrose College
Altrincham Grammar School for Boys
Altrincham Grammar School for Girls
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