St Margaret Ward Catholic 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 Margaret Ward Catholic 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 November 2023. Trafford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
St Margaret Ward Catholic 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 | 0.097049349 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 55% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Trafford.
- At the higher standard, the 2024/25 figure was 15% of pupils (England 8%).
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, with 24 first-choice applications for 24 offers; places ran out in 1 of the 5 earlier years.
- Free school meal eligibility stands at 33.2% of pupils, against a middle figure of 9.5% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Trafford.
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
- Cherry Lane, Sale, M33 4GY
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Trafford
- Pupils on roll
- 223 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 33.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 21 November 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils thoroughly enjoy learning at this school.”
- “They appreciate the care and nurture that staff show to them.”
- “The school has high expectations for the achievement of all pupils.”
To improve
- “Nevertheless, in some subjects and areas of learning, there has been less consideration to the subject-specific vocabulary that children and younger pupils should learn.”
- “This slows the rate at which some pupils can grasp new concepts.”
- “Nevertheless, in a small number of subjects, the school’s approach to assessment does not support teachers to check that pupils learn the intended curriculum over time.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 February 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) | 55% | 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: 24 first-preference applications, 24 offers in total, 24 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.
- Woodheys Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Tyntesfield Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Firs Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Broadheath Primary School 0.7 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Park Road Academy Primary School 0.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- All Saints' Catholic Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Hugh's Catholic Primary School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Mary's CofE Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published