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Sale Grammar School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Marsland Road, Sale M33 3NH · salegrammar.co.uk · 0161 973 3217
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 76.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Trafford 57.9, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,352
- 11 over 1,341 places · 101%
- Local authority
- Trafford
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Selective
- Free school meals
- 2.9%
- First language not English
- 12%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Sale Grammar School
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 265 families put the school first and 197 places were offered; 63% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 197 | 265 | 1.3▲ | 63% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 193 | 213 | 1.1▲ | 65% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 191 | 250 | 1.3▲ | 65% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 192 | 251 | 1.3▲ | 69% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 189 | 256 | 1.4▲ | 67% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 76.1, and 96.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Trafford it was 57.9, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade A- (45.3 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲76.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲96.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲100.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲80.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲7.25 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 82.5 | +8.5 |
| Sixth form college | 15.3 | −5.5 |
| Further education | 0.5 | −2.6 |
| Other education | 0.5 | 0 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 0.5 | 0 |
| Activity not captured | 0.5 | 0 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 192 students | A- (45.3) | Above average +0.12 | |
| 192 students | A- (45.1) | Above average +0.10 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 182 | B+ (44.4) | +0.08 |
| 2022/23 | 193 | A- (45) | — |
| 2021/22 | 172 | A- (48.3) | — |
| 2018/19 | 180 | B (40.9) | +0.10 |
| 2017/18 | 185 | B (39.6) | +0.03 |
| 2016/17 | 183 | B- (37) | +0.07 |
| 2015/16 | 184 | B- (38.1) | +0.14 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 68.6 | +1.5 |
| Further and other education | 3.8 | +2.7 |
| Further education | 0.5 | — |
| Other education | 3.2 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 3.8 | +2.6 |
| Employment | 10.3 | −5.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.4 | −2.1 |
| Activity not captured | 8.1 | +0.6 |
Ofsted
Sale Grammar School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 29 June 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 29 Jun 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Nov 2006
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2006Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (203 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 203
- 15% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 24% who had a child bullied
based on 26 parents (13%) with SEND