Manor Academy Sale
Manor Avenue, Sale, M33 5JX
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE SOVEREIGN TRUST
- Acting Headteacher
- Ms Pam Symonds
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- The Sovereign Trust
- SEN provision
- VI - Visual Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Altrincham and Sale West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 200
- Pupils on roll
- 205
- URN
- 142288
- Local authority
- Trafford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01615323251
About this school
Manor Academy Sale is a special academy in Sale. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 205 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Manor Academy Sale, 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 29 February 2024, 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 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 33 | 35 | 29 |
| Attainment 8 score | 2.4 | 3.1 | 2.8 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.52 -2.02 to -1.02 | -1.51 -2.01 to -1.02 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
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 Manor Academy Sale 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 | 2.4 | 50.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 3.1 | 51.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 2.8 | 51.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 203 |
| 2023/24 | 207 |
| 2024/25 | 198 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 49.4%
- English as an additional language
- 16.2%
- Overall absence
- 10.85%
- Persistent absence
- 28.07%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Brentwood Community College0.8 miles
Other types · Sale
-
Brentwood School0.8 miles
Special schools · Sale
-
Changing Lives0.8 miles
Special schools · Manchester
-
Forest Park Preparatory School1.0 miles
Independent schools · Sale
-
Abbotsford Preparatory School1.8 miles
Independent schools · Manchester
Other schools in Sale
- Brentwood Community College Other types
- Brentwood School Special schools
- 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 ages does Manor Academy Sale teach?
- Manor Academy Sale teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a special school in Sale.
- Who is the acting headteacher of Manor Academy Sale?
- The acting headteacher of Manor Academy Sale is Ms Pam Symonds, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Manor Academy Sale been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Manor Academy Sale, 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 Manor Academy Sale?
- Manor Academy Sale has 205 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Manor Academy Sale full?
- Manor Academy Sale has capacity for 200 pupils and 205 on roll (102%), 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 Manor Academy Sale a faith school?
- No. Manor Academy Sale has no designated religious character.
- Is Manor Academy Sale part of an academy trust?
- Manor Academy Sale is part of THE SOVEREIGN TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Manor Academy Sale have?
- The schools register lists Manor Academy Sale's special educational needs provision as: VI - Visual Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Manor Academy Sale's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 2.4 in 2022/23 and 2.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Manor Academy Sale's absence rate?
- Manor Academy Sale's overall absence rate is 10.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Manor Academy Sale's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Manor Academy Sale'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 2 July 2026.