Woodheys Primary School
Meadway, Sale, M33 4PG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Jon Beisly
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Altrincham and Sale West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 443
- URN
- 106299
- Local authority
- Trafford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01619734478
About this school
Woodheys Primary School is a community primary school in Sale. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 443 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Woodheys Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 14 December 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 98 | 66 | 93 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 80% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 29% | 18% | 27% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 94% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 91% | 89% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 92% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 109.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 111.0 | 109.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Woodheys Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Trafford average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 70% | 65.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 80% | 65.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 67.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 496 |
| 2023/24 | 467 |
| 2024/25 | 469 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Woodheys Primary School compares
Woodheys Primary School ranked 24th of 55 primary schools in Trafford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 4.1% | 11.1% | 443 | — |
| Tyntesfield Primary School | 84% | 2.9% | 4.1% | 441 | 0.2 miles |
| St Margaret Ward Catholic Primary School | 55% | 4.3% | 34.4% | 223 | 0.4 miles |
| Park Road Academy Primary School | 90% | 3.1% | 2.9% | 236 | 0.6 miles |
| Firs Primary School | 72% | 5.7% | 35.4% | 540 | 0.7 miles |
| Brooklands Primary School | 87% | 2.8% | 2.9% | 645 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 11.06%
- English as an additional language
- 28.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.05%
- Persistent absence
- 10.64%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Tyntesfield Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Sale
-
St Margaret Ward Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Sale
-
Park Road Academy Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Altrincham
-
Firs Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Sale
-
Brooklands Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Sale
Other schools in Sale
Woodheys Primary School ranks 10th of the 16 ranked primary schools in Sale.
- All Saints' Catholic Primary School Primary
- Brooklands Primary School Primary
- Firs Primary School Primary
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School Primary
- Lime Tree Primary Academy Primary
- Moorlands Junior School Primary
- Park Road Sale Primary School Primary
- Springfield Primary School Primary
- St Anne's CofE Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary
- St Margaret Ward Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Mary's CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Woodheys Primary School teach?
- Woodheys Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Sale.
- Who is the headteacher of Woodheys Primary School?
- The headteacher of Woodheys Primary School is Mr Jon Beisly, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Woodheys Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Woodheys Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Woodheys Primary School?
- Woodheys Primary School has 443 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Woodheys Primary School full?
- Woodheys Primary School has capacity for 480 pupils and 443 on roll (92%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Woodheys Primary School a faith school?
- No. Woodheys Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Woodheys Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Woodheys Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Woodheys Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Woodheys Primary School compare with other schools in Trafford?
- Woodheys Primary School ranked 24th of 55 primary schools in Trafford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Woodheys Primary School's absence rate?
- Woodheys Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Woodheys Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Woodheys Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 7 July 2026.