Glastonbury Road, Stretford, Manchester M32 9PD
10 reasons to choose St Hugh of Lincoln Roman Catholic Primary School
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St Hugh of Lincoln Roman Catholic Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 70. It is one of the best state primary schools in Manchester and one of the 4 best independent or state primaries within 1 mile.
School fundamentals
St Hugh of Lincoln Roman Catholic Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided faith school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2024) inspection. Reception places are usually oversubscribed every year, on first preference.
Average class size
St Hugh of Lincoln Roman Catholic Primary School usually has two classes per year, sometimes one, and an average class size of 27 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that St Hugh of Lincoln Roman Catholic Primary School ranks in the top 5% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 5% of schools.
The St Hugh of Lincoln Roman Catholic Primary School curriculum
School curriculum is subject based, as opposed to topic-based, and emphasises Catholic social morality and also includes PSHE, Spanish. 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 St Hugh of Lincoln Roman Catholic 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 St Hugh of Lincoln Roman Catholic 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
School hours are 8.45am to 3.15pm, and can be longer with after school clubs.
Find another school near St Hugh of Lincoln Roman Catholic Primary School
Abbotsford Preparatory School (1.5 miles); Forest Park Preparatory School (2.1 miles); Clarendon Cottage School (2.4 miles).
Kassim Darwish Grammar School for Boys (4.1 miles); St Bede’s College (4.4 miles); Bridgewater School (4.8 miles).
Urmston Grammar Academy (1.2 miles); Stretford Grammar School (2.1 miles); St Patrick’s RC High School and Arts College (3 miles).