Firs Primary School
Firs Road, Sale, M33 5EL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Bryan
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Altrincham and Sale West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 590
- Pupils on roll
- 540
- URN
- 106303
- Local authority
- Trafford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01619737350
About this school
Firs Primary School is a community primary school in Sale. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 540 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Firs 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 63 | 92 | 93 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 40% | 71% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 14% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 54% | 80% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 62% | 80% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 78% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.00 | - | - |
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 Firs 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 | 40% | 65.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 65.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 67.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 478 |
| 2023/24 | 594 |
| 2024/25 | 575 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Firs Primary School compares
Firs Primary School ranked 31st of 55 primary schools in Trafford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 5.7% | 35.4% | 540 | — |
| All Saints' Catholic Primary School | 88% | 3.6% | 18.3% | 205 | 0.6 miles |
| St Margaret Ward Catholic Primary School | 55% | 4.3% | 34.4% | 223 | 0.6 miles |
| Woodheys Primary School | 75% | 4.1% | 11.1% | 443 | 0.7 miles |
| Wellfield Infant and Nursery School | — | 3.7% | 9.2% | 206 | 0.7 miles |
| Wellfield Junior School | 71% | 4.7% | 13% | 246 | 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 35.35%
- English as an additional language
- 39.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.66%
- Persistent absence
- 17.28%
Location
Nearby schools
-
All Saints' Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Sale
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St Margaret Ward Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Sale
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Woodheys Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Sale
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Wellfield Infant and Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · Sale
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Wellfield Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Sale
Other schools in Sale
Firs Primary School ranks 11th of the 16 ranked primary schools in Sale.
- All Saints' Catholic Primary School Primary
- Brooklands 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
- Templemoor Infant and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Firs Primary School teach?
- Firs Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Sale.
- Who is the headteacher of Firs Primary School?
- The headteacher of Firs Primary School is Mrs Sarah Bryan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Firs Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Firs 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 Firs Primary School?
- Firs Primary School has 540 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Firs Primary School full?
- Firs Primary School has capacity for 590 pupils and 540 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 Firs Primary School a faith school?
- No. Firs Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Firs Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Firs Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Firs Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Firs Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Firs Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 40% in 2022/23 and 72% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Firs Primary School compare with other schools in Trafford?
- Firs Primary School ranked 31st of 55 primary schools in Trafford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Firs Primary School's absence rate?
- Firs Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Firs Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Firs 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.