St Anne's CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · 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.
St Anne's CofE Primary School is a primary school in Sale, Trafford for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 26 June 2024. Trafford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
St Anne's CofE Primary 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| 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
- Free school meal eligibility stands at 19.9% of pupils, against a middle figure of 11.6% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Trafford.
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, as at 47 of the 59 other Trafford primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- In 2024/25, 66% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 19% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Its 2024/25 reading, writing and maths result, 66%, was the lowest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Trafford that have results.
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
- Trinity Road, Sale, M33 3ES
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Trafford
- Pupils on roll
- 216 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 19.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 26 June 2024
Strengths
- “The school’s vision, ‘Let your light shine’, is central to all its activities.”
- “The school welcomes pupils warmly and cares for them well.”
- “This contributes to their happiness.”
To improve
- “However, occasionally, in one or two subjects, some staff do not check carefully enough whether pupils have grasped previous information before introducing new learning.”
- “This hinders some pupils from developing a deep body of understanding across those subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 September 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 66% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 20 first-preference applications, 20 offers in total, 20 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.
- Templemoor Infant and Nursery School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Moorlands Junior School 0.4 mi School remains Good
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Lime Tree Primary Academy 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Springfield Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Worthington Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Brooklands Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published