Worthington Primary School
Worthington Road, Sale, M33 2JJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Jones
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Wythenshawe and Sale East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 446
- URN
- 106300
- Local authority
- Trafford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01619733504
About this school
Worthington Primary School is a community primary school in Sale. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 446 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Worthington 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 64 | 64 | 62 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 66% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 16% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 77% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 80% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 80% | 85% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.60 | - | - |
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 Worthington 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 | 77% | 65.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 65.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 67.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 452 |
| 2023/24 | 463 |
| 2024/25 | 458 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Worthington Primary School compares
Worthington Primary School ranked 37th of 55 primary schools in Trafford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 3.2% | 19.5% | 446 | — |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School | 77% | 4.4% | 15.9% | 199 | 0.2 miles |
| Lime Tree Primary Academy | 69% | 3.5% | 28% | 473 | 0.3 miles |
| Templemoor Infant and Nursery School | — | 3% | 9.5% | 213 | 0.4 miles |
| Moorlands Junior School | 76% | 3.3% | 11% | 329 | 0.4 miles |
| St Anne's CofE Primary School | 66% | 5.1% | 25% | 216 | 0.6 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report19 March 2025
- 18 February 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 19.53%
- English as an additional language
- 22.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.24%
- Persistent absence
- 5.24%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Holy Family Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Sale
-
Lime Tree Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Sale
-
Templemoor Infant and Nursery School0.4 miles
Primary · Sale
-
Moorlands Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Sale
-
St Anne's CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Sale
Other schools in Sale
Worthington Primary School ranks 14th 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 Worthington Primary School teach?
- Worthington Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Sale.
- Who is the headteacher of Worthington Primary School?
- The headteacher of Worthington Primary School is Mrs Sarah Jones, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Worthington Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Worthington 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 Worthington Primary School?
- Worthington Primary School has 446 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Worthington Primary School full?
- Worthington Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 446 on roll (106%), so it is at or above 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 Worthington Primary School a faith school?
- No. Worthington Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Worthington Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Worthington Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Worthington Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 77% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Worthington Primary School compare with other schools in Trafford?
- Worthington Primary School ranked 37th of 55 primary schools in Trafford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Worthington Primary School's absence rate?
- Worthington Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Worthington Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Worthington 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 29 June 2026.