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Sale High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Norris Road, Sale M33 3JR · salehighschool.org.uk · 0161 973 2713
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Dec 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 49
- average Attainment 8 score. Trafford 57.9, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 2.12 mi
- 3.41 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Category 3 · Trafford Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,103
- 23 over 1,080 places · 102%
- Local authority
- Trafford
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 21.5%
- First language not English
- 18.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Category 3” went to a home 2.12 mi (3.41 km) from the school. Source: Trafford Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 227 families put the school first and 212 places were offered; 78% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 212 | 227 | 1.1▲ | 78% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 200 | 237 | 1.2▲ | 69% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 200 | 195 | 1 | 72% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 240 | 182 | 0.8 | 68% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 204 | 146 | 0.7 | 79% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Category 3 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 2.12 mi3.41 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 49, and 46.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Trafford it was 57.9, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲49 | 46 | ||
| ●46.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲67.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲50.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.50 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 106375)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 10.9 | −0.2 |
| Sixth form college | 26.2 | +0.4 |
| Further education | 50.8 | +7.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.2 | −4.4 |
| Employment | 1.1 | −4.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.4 | −2.2 |
| Activity not captured | 4.4 | +3.4 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 106375)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 18 December 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Sale High School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 17 Dec 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 106375)
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, May 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 106375), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
May 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 106375)
Jun 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 106375)
Jun 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 106375)