Free school · Trafford

North Cestrian School

Secondary
Ages 11–18

Term dates

Free schools can set their own term dates. Many follow Trafford council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.

2026/27

2027/28

See Trafford's full dates

Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

Apply for a secondary school place on GOV.UK

About and location

Type: Free school
Phase: Secondary
Ages: 11–18
Pupils: 799 (capacity 755)
Gender: Mixed
Academy trust: THE HAMBLIN EDUCATION TRUST
Admissions: Non-selective
Phone: 01619281856
Address: Dunham Road, Altrincham, WA14 4AJ
Website: northcestrian.co.uk/start.html

Official school record, including Ofsted reports

School details from the Department for Education's register of schools (Open Government Licence). Report a correction.