Frieston Road, Timperley, Altrincham, Cheshire WA14 5AP
10 reasons to choose Park Road Academy Primary School
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Park Road Academy Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 71. It is one of the best state primary schools in Altrincham and one of the 7 best independent or state primaries within 1.5 miles.
School fundamentals
Park Road Academy Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is an academy converter. It is a Single Academy Trust. The school was also rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in its last (2023) inspection. It is one of the 5 most oversubscribed state primary schools for first preference Reception place applications in the Trafford LEA.
Average class size
Park Road Academy Primary School has one class per year, and an average class size of 30 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Park Road Academy Primary School ranks in the top 3% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 19% of schools.
The Park Road Academy Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, Spanish. 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. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups and visiting speakers.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Park Road Academy 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 Park Road Academy Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.45am to 6.00pm provided by an external contractor.
Find another school near Park Road Academy Primary School
Forest Preparatory School, Timperley (1 mile); Forest Park Preparatory School (1.8 miles); Bowdon Preparatory School (2.3 miles).
Tyntesfield Primary School (1 mile); Willows Primary School, Timperley (1.1 miles); Woodheys Primary School (1.1 miles).
Kassim Darwish Grammar School for Boys (6.1 miles); St Bede’s College (6.4 miles); Withington Girls’ School (6.8 miles).
Wellington School (1.4 miles); Ashton-on-Mersey School (1.9 miles); North Cestrian School (2 miles).