St Mary's CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Sale, Trafford
St Mary's CofE Primary School is a primary school in Sale, Trafford for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 21 March 2023. Trafford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- St Mary's Road, Sale, M33 6SA
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Trafford
- Pupils on roll
- 239 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 21 March 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils told inspectors that ‘everyone is welcome at this school’.”
- “Warm and friendly relationships underpin this caring learning community.”
- “They look forward to breaktimes with their friends.”
To improve
- “In a few subjects, leaders are not as clear about the specific key knowledge that pupils should acquire and the most important concepts that they should learn and understand.”
- “Therefore, teachers do not always teach new subject content that builds on what pupils already know.”
- “As a result, in these subjects, pupils are not able to apply what they know as confidently and independently as they do in other subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 May 2023 (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) | 79% | 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.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2021 to 2026, as Trafford published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Trafford.
- Park Road Sale Primary School 0.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Wellfield Infant and Nursery School 0.4 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Wellfield Junior School 0.4 mi School remains Good
- Springfield Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Brooklands Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Firs Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Woodheys Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published