All Saints' Catholic Primary School
Cedar Road, Sale, M33 5NW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Anita Fagan
- Diocese
- Diocese of Shrewsbury
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Stretford and Urmston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 209
- Pupils on roll
- 205
- URN
- 106347
- Local authority
- Trafford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01619621288
About this school
All Saints' Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Sale. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 205 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected All Saints' Catholic 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 33 | 30 | 34 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 76% | 77% | 88% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 18% | 13% | 21% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 90% | 94% |
| Expected standard in maths | 97% | 93% | 94% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 91% | 90% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.20 | - | - |
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 All Saints' Catholic 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 | 76% | 65.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 65.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 88% | 67.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 236 |
| 2023/24 | 216 |
| 2024/25 | 217 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How All Saints' Catholic Primary School compares
All Saints' Catholic Primary School ranked 6th of 55 primary schools in Trafford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 96% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 88% | 3.6% | 18.3% | 205 | — |
| Wellfield Infant and Nursery School | — | 3.7% | 9.2% | 206 | 0.5 miles |
| Firs Primary School | 72% | 5.7% | 35.4% | 540 | 0.6 miles |
| Wellfield Junior School | 71% | 4.7% | 13% | 246 | 0.6 miles |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School | 79% | 3.3% | 5.6% | 239 | 0.9 miles |
| Park Road Sale Primary School | 89% | 2.6% | 1.9% | 461 | 0.9 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)
- 18.27%
- English as an additional language
- 11.1%
- Overall absence
- 3.55%
- Persistent absence
- 5.29%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wellfield Infant and Nursery School0.5 miles
Primary · Sale
-
Firs Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Sale
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Wellfield Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Sale
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St Mary's CofE Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Sale
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Park Road Sale Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Sale
Other schools in Sale
All Saints' Catholic Primary School ranks 2nd of the 16 ranked primary schools in Sale.
- 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
- Templemoor Infant and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does All Saints' Catholic Primary School teach?
- All Saints' Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Sale.
- Who is the headteacher of All Saints' Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of All Saints' Catholic Primary School is Mrs Anita Fagan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has All Saints' Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected All Saints' Catholic 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 All Saints' Catholic Primary School?
- All Saints' Catholic Primary School has 205 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is All Saints' Catholic Primary School full?
- All Saints' Catholic Primary School has capacity for 209 pupils and 205 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is All Saints' Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. All Saints' Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Shrewsbury.
- Does All Saints' Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records All Saints' Catholic Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does All Saints' Catholic Primary School have?
- The schools register lists All Saints' Catholic Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have All Saints' Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 76% in 2022/23 and 88% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does All Saints' Catholic Primary School compare with other schools in Trafford?
- All Saints' Catholic Primary School ranked 6th of 55 primary schools in Trafford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 96% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is All Saints' Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- All Saints' Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are All Saints' Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, All Saints' Catholic 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.