Seymour Park Community Primary School, Manchester
Seymour Park Community Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Manchester. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in December 2023. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 28th-highest of the 258 schools in Manchester with published results, and 2,457th of 14,452 across England. It was full in 2025, at 106% of capacity.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Outstanding (2023)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Trafford (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Seymour Park Community Primary School in detail
Seymour Park Community Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "On behalf of our school family, I am proud to welcome you to Seymour Park Community Primary School. I'm Tom Johnson, the Headteacher of Seymour Park Community Primary School. I am delighted you have taken the time to learn more about our wonderful school. Seymour Park is a highly successful and thriving school family."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, cricket, cross-country, karate, ukulele, guitar, coding and cooking.
Coming up: an open evening on Tuesday 17 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Trafford
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 89% of Year 6 pupils at Seymour Park Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 86% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 84% and 82% in Trafford and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (87% in reading, 84% in maths).
Getting a place at Seymour Park Community Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 91 families put Seymour Park Community Primary School as their first choice and 166 named it as one of their preferences, for 89 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 9 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Seymour Park Community Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Seymour Park Community Primary School are Kings Road Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 72% reading, 76% maths); Our Lady's RC Primary School Manchester (0.4 miles, Good, 63% reading, 74% maths); Manley Park Primary School (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 83% reading, 83% maths); and St Alphonsus RC Primary School (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 90% reading, 86% maths).
Seymour Park Community Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.
Kings Road Primary SchoolOur Lady's RC Primary School ManchesterManley Park Primary SchoolSt Alphonsus RC Primary School
Who goes there
50.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are Asian (47%), White British (22%) and Mixed (11%).
In 2026, 66 pupils (9.7%) received SEN support and 31 (4.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Trafford Bar (Manchester Metrolink), about 500 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Ayres Road (near), 200 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Seymour Park Community Primary School issued 9 suspensions, 1.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Seymour Park Community Primary School are Eton Academy (0.7 miles), Stretford High School (0.9 miles), Oasis Academy MediaCityUK (1.3 miles) and AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK (1.5 miles).
Eton AcademyStretford High SchoolOasis Academy MediaCityUKAldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's December 2023 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Seymour Park is a vibrant community where all pupils are respected and feel valued. The school combines incredibly strong pastoral care with unrelenting ambition for children's achievement, ensuring every pupil has access to high-quality education. Staff are enthusiastic, well-supported and happy to work at the school, which translates into excellent learning outcomes for all children including those with additional needs.
Key Strengths
- Highly ambitious curriculum with clear links across subjects, enabling pupils to apply learning effectively
- Excellent teaching of early reading with strong support for pupils who struggle, helping them catch up quickly
- Exceptional pastoral support that balances caring for pupils with high expectations for their success
- Strong focus on developing pupils' speaking and listening skills from nursery onwards
- Outstanding personal development programme with carefully chosen trips, visitors and activities
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with the school creating an open and positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Shakespeare festival, cross-country running, swimming at city aquatics centre, family story time at library, trips to local places of worship
Seymour Park Community Primary School is an outstanding school where pupils achieve very well across a rich and ambitious curriculum. The school's values of care, growth and respect are firmly embedded, creating a happy, vibrant and diverse community.
At a Glance
28.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 89% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 86% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 91% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
30.5
Avg class size
29.7
Infant (KS1)
29.8
KS2
22
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
Keep up with Seymour Park Community Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Seymour Park Community Primary School.
- Trafford Learning Vocational Centre310m away · Not yet graded
- Redbrick Academy Old Trafford770m away · Not yet graded
- School of Play @ St Hilda's980m away · Not yet graded
- Step2Success Manchester990m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Seymour Park Community Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Trafford. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Monday 6 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
- Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Wednesday 26 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Tube / Metro / Tram
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Seymour Park Community Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Seymour Park Community Primary School is in Trafford; for families living there:
Apply to Trafford for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 21
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 21 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 17 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
5 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Trafford is 11 (the median across 103 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
106%
Over capacity
623 pupils
588 places
35 pupils over capacity in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Manchester
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Manchester
Across Trafford council
Places available
2,990
Applications
2,238
Got 1st preference
94.5%
Got preferred school
99.6%
All primary applications across Trafford council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(4)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
66
SEN Support
31
EHC Plans
14.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
682
Total Pupils
341
Boys
341
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
32
Teachers
21.3:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£53,462
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,510
Per pupil
£3903k
Total funding
£283k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.2%
Overall absence
13.3%
Persistent absence
547
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Seymour Park Community Primary School
Questions parents ask about Seymour Park Community Primary School
What are SATs results like at Seymour Park Community Primary School?
Of the pupils at Seymour Park Community Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 89% reached the expected standard in reading and 86% did so in maths.
What is Seymour Park Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Seymour Park Community Primary School was rated Outstanding at its most recent Ofsted inspection in December 2023.
What is the catchment area for Seymour Park Community Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Seymour Park Community Primary School is oversubscribed, Trafford allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Seymour Park Community Primary School?
Seymour Park Community Primary School was full in 2025, at 106% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at Seymour Park Community Primary School?
Classes at Seymour Park Community Primary School average 30.5 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Seymour Park Community Primary School?
Seymour Park Community Primary School has around 682 pupils on roll. 28% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Seymour Park Community Primary School?
5.2% of sessions were missed at Seymour Park Community Primary School in 2024/25. 13.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Seymour Park Community Primary School?
Apply through Trafford's coordinated admissions process, naming Seymour Park Community Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Seymour Park Community Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists 4 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Seymour Park Community Primary School: Trafford Learning Vocational Centre (310m away, registered, not yet graded), Redbrick Academy Old Trafford (770m away, registered, not yet graded) and School of Play @ St Hilda's (980m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
What are Seymour Park Community Primary School's term dates?
Seymour Park Community Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Trafford. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Monday 6 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Wednesday 26 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Seymour Park Community Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 21 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 17 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 5 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Trafford is 11 (the median across 103 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Seymour Park Community Primary School?
Seymour Park Community Primary School is at Northumberland Road, Old Trafford, Manchester, M16 9QE.
Sources: Trafford term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)