Sale Grammar School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Sale, Trafford
Sale Grammar School is a secondary school in Sale, Trafford for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 29 June 2022. Trafford has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2021 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Marsland Road, Sale, M33 3NH
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Sector
- State-funded
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Council
- Trafford
- Pupils on roll
- 1,352 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 3.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 29 June 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils and students respond exceptionally well to leaders’ and staff’s extremely high expectations for their academic achievement, behaviour and personal development.”
- “Without exception, pupils and students are extremely proud to attend Sale Grammar School.”
- “Pupils, including students in the sixth form, consistently model the school values of ‘aspire, act, achieve’.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 September 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 97% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 76.1 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | A- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 265 first-preference applications, 197 offers in total, 167 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
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Year 7 2021 to 2026, as Trafford published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Where pupils go after they leave
- 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 secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Trafford.
- Sale High School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ashton-on-Mersey School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Wellington School 1.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Stretford Grammar School 1.9 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- St Antony's Roman Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy 2.3 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College 2.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Altrincham College 2.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Lostock High School 2.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published