Taylor Road, Altrincham, Cheshire WA14 4LE
10 reasons to choose Oldfield Brow Primary School
Top line
Oldfield Brow Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 68. It is one of the best state primary schools in Altrincham and one of the 4 best independent or state primaries within 1.5 miles.
School fundamentals
Oldfield Brow Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a community school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2019) inspection.
Average class size
Oldfield Brow Primary School has two classes per year, and an average class size of 28 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Oldfield Brow Primary School achieves above average attainment results. By the same measure, the school achieves above average scores for pupil progress.
The Oldfield Brow Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. Core subjects are taught separately, but foundation subjects, such as geography and history, are taught as half-termly topics with cross-curricular links to other subjects. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and residential trips from Year 5.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Oldfield Brow Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Oldfield Brow Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. 50% of children learn an instrument outside the class. Choir. There may be an occasional extra-curricular performing arts or arts & crafts club.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.30am to 5.45pm provided by an external contractor.
Find another school near Oldfield Brow Primary School
Bowdon Preparatory School (1.5 miles); Altrincham Preparatory School (1.9 miles); Hale Preparatory School (1.9 miles).
Altrincham Church of England Primary School (1.3 miles); Navigation Primary School (1.4 miles); St Vincent’s Catholic Primary School, Altrincham (1.6 miles).
Kassim Darwish Grammar School for Boys (7.7 miles); St Bede’s College (8.1 miles); Withington Girls’ School (8.3 miles).
Loreto Grammar School (1 mile); North Cestrian School (1 mile); Altrincham Grammar School for Girls (1.2 miles).