Wellfield Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–7 · Sale, Trafford
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Trafford Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2021–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Wellfield Infant and Nursery School is a primary school in Sale, Trafford for ages 3–7 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Outstanding, from the inspection on 14 March 2023. Trafford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
Wellfield Infant and Nursery School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2023 | 2.193 mi |
| Reception 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, while places ran out (a last distance was published) in 1 of the 5 earlier years.
- Reception 2026 had 34 first-choice applications for 35 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- 3.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Trafford is 9.5%.
- The school has 19.8 pupils per teacher, where the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Trafford is 23.6.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Trafford schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Church Lane, Sale, M33 5QW
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–7
- Sector
- State-funded
- Council
- Trafford
- Pupils on roll
- 206 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 3.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding Inspected 14 March 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils flourish at Wellfield Infant and Nursery School.”
- “There is a strong sense of belonging among pupils and staff.”
- “Pupils said that they feel part of a family when they come to school.”
To improve
- “In 2022, the proportion of Year 2 pupils meeting the expected standards at the end of key stage one was lower than usual.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 May 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 34 first-preference applications, 35 offers in total, 34 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Trafford.
- Wellfield Junior School 0.1 mi School remains Good
- Park Road Sale Primary School 0.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Mary's CofE Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- All Saints' Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Firs Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Springfield Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Woodheys Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published