Sale Grammar School
Marsland Road, Sale, M33 3NH
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- SALE GRAMMAR SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rebecca Smith
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Constituency
- Wythenshawe and Sale East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,341
- Pupils on roll
- 1,352
- URN
- 136498
- Local authority
- Trafford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01619733217
About this school
Sale Grammar School is a secondary academy in Sale. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,352 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 188 | 189 | 192 |
| Attainment 8 score | 74.2 | 75.5 | 76.1 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.67 +0.45 to +0.88 | +0.80 +0.59 to +1.01 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 95% | 98.4% | 96.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 99% | 99.5% | 100% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 78% | 81% | 80.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.3 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Sale Grammar 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 | 74.2 | 50.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 75.5 | 51.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 76.1 | 51.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,331 |
| 2023/24 | 1,333 |
| 2024/25 | 1,350 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sale Grammar School compares
Sale Grammar School ranked 4th of 18 secondary schools in Trafford for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 99% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 76.1 | 3.5% | 3% | 1,352 | — |
| Sale High School | — | — | — | 1,103 | 0.5 miles |
| Ashton-on-Mersey School | 52.1 | 5.7% | 16.3% | 1,609 | 1.0 miles |
| Dixons Brooklands Academy | 36.1 | 16.6% | 56.4% | 913 | 1.3 miles |
| Wellington School | 57.3 | 6.6% | 11.3% | 1,536 | 1.9 miles |
| Stretford Grammar School | 74.4 | 3.9% | 18% | 956 | 1.9 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 3.02%
- English as an additional language
- 12%
- Overall absence
- 3.48%
- Persistent absence
- 4.87%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sale High School0.5 miles
Secondary · Sale
-
Ashton-on-Mersey School1.0 miles
Secondary · Sale
-
Dixons Brooklands Academy1.3 miles
Secondary · Manchester
-
Wellington School1.9 miles
Secondary · Altrincham
-
Stretford Grammar School1.9 miles
Secondary · Manchester
Other schools in Sale
- Ashton-on-Mersey School Secondary
- Sale High School Secondary
- 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Sale Grammar School teach?
- Sale Grammar School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Sale.
- Who is the headteacher of Sale Grammar School?
- The headteacher of Sale Grammar School is Mrs Rebecca Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Sale Grammar School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sale Grammar 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 big is Sale Grammar School?
- Sale Grammar School has 1,352 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Sale Grammar School full?
- Sale Grammar School has capacity for 1,341 pupils and 1,352 on roll (101%), 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 Sale Grammar School a faith school?
- No. Sale Grammar School has no designated religious character.
- Is Sale Grammar School a selective school?
- Yes. Sale Grammar School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- Who runs Sale Grammar School?
- Sale Grammar School is part of SALE GRAMMAR SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Sale Grammar School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 74.2 in 2022/23 and 76.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sale Grammar School rank locally?
- Sale Grammar School ranked 4th of 18 secondary schools in Trafford for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 99% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sale Grammar School's absence rate?
- Sale Grammar School's overall absence rate is 3.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sale Grammar School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sale Grammar 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 1 July 2026.