United Kingdom · North West · Local Authority
Trafford
Metropolitan district · North West, England · population ~238k · 91 state-funded schools
The signature
How Trafford ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£45,188/yr
Very high
Better than 83% of UK LAs
House price
£372,500
Expensive
Worse than 74% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,358/mo
Expensive
Worse than 76% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,292/yr
Cheapest
Better than 82% of UK LAs
Crime
73.9/1k
Mid
Around UK average
Deprivation
16.1
Low
Better than 61% of UK LAs
Schools
93.4%
Mid
Around UK average
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
91 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
85 of 91 (93.4%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
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91 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Showing 20 of 91 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College | Secondary | 1,614 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Ashton-on-Mersey School | Secondary | 1,600 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Wellington School | Secondary | 1,507 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Altrincham Grammar School for BoysGrammar | Secondary | 1,421 | Outstanding2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Altrincham Grammar School for GirlsGrammar | Secondary | 1,384 | Outstanding2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Sale Grammar SchoolGrammar | Secondary | 1,350 | Outstanding2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Urmston Grammar AcademyGrammar | Secondary | 1,124 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Saint Ambrose CollegeGrammar | Secondary | 1,091 | Good2020 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Sale High School Grade inherited from previous URN 106375 | Secondary | 1,074 | Good2015 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Loreto Grammar SchoolGrammar | Secondary | 1,072 | Outstanding2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Altrincham College | Secondary | 982 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Stretford High School | Secondary | 979 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Flixton Girls School | Secondary | 964 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Stretford Grammar SchoolGrammar | Secondary | 947 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
North Cestrian School | Secondary | 777 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Wellacre Technology Academy | Secondary | 718 | Requires Improvement2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Antony's Roman Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy | Secondary | 688 | Requires Improvement2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Seymour Park Community Primary School | Primary | 684 | Outstanding2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Springfield Primary School | Primary | 678 | Outstanding2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Kings Road Primary School | Primary | 669 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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