Sale Grammar School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Sale, Trafford
11+ scores · 2026 entry
| Lowest score offered · Category 4, out of area | 373 |
| Qualifying score | 334 |
From Trafford Council, Sale Grammar School · a pass mark doesn't guarantee a place
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
5.907 miles
Published by Trafford Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2023–2026 (miles)
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.
Sale Grammar 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 |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 5.907 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | Not published |
| Year 7 2024 | Not published |
| Year 7 2023 | 3.847 mi |
| Year 7 2022 | Not published |
| Year 7 2021 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 97% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the A level average grade was A- (England B-).
- In 2026 the last child offered a Year 7 place lived 5.907 miles away, the 3rd longest of 12 Trafford secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 last distance.
- For Year 7 2026 there were 265 first-choice applications for 197 offers; 167 offers went to first-choice families and 98 first-choice families (37%) were not offered a place.
- Free school meal eligibility stands at 3.5% of pupils, against a middle figure of 21.5% across the 8 nearest secondary 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
- 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.
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