Community school · Trafford

Worthington Primary School

3–11Ages
446Pupils
PrimaryPhase
106300URN

Worthington Road, Sale, M33 2JJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodFeb 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.9per place

1.2 above Trafford median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Trafford

127 applications for 33 places · 4th of 54 in Trafford

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

68%met the expected standard

Trafford 73% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodFeb 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

The graded inspection, 18 February 2020Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

19 March 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
18 February 2020
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.9applications per place, Reception

1.2 above Trafford median (2.6) 1.7 above England median (2.2)

127 applications · 33 places offered · 33 named it first

2026 3.9; Trafford median median 2.6
2025 3.3; Trafford median median 2.5
2024 2.8; Trafford median median 2.8
2023 2.5; Trafford median median 2.8
2022 3.6; Trafford median median 2.7
2021 3.4; Trafford median median 3.1
2020 4.5; Trafford median median 2.8
2019 3.4; Trafford median median 3.2
2018 4.0; Trafford median median 2.7
2017 3.7; Trafford median median 2.9
2016 3.9; Trafford median median 2.9
2015 3.6; Trafford median median 3.0
2014 3.1; Trafford median median 2.9

More applications per place than the Trafford median in 12 of 13 years.

This school
Trafford median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	33	127	3.9	33	1.00
Sep 2025	51	166	3.3	49	0.96
Sep 2024	52	147	2.8	50	0.96
Sep 2023	60	150	2.5	57	0.95
Sep 2022	50	180	3.6	37	0.74
Sep 2021	60	203	3.4	58	0.97
Sep 2020	45	204	4.5	60	1.33
Sep 2019	44	151	3.4	43	0.98
Sep 2018	44	174	4.0	45	1.02
Sep 2017	45	168	3.7	49	1.09
Sep 2016	46	179	3.9	50	1.09
Sep 2015	45	161	3.6	53	1.18
Sep 2014	45	138	3.1	48	1.07

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 76% · Maths 79% → all three 68% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard68%37th of 55 in Trafford

Trafford 73% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

Trafford 86% England 78%

Higher standard44%

Trafford 47% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Trafford 80% England 75%

Greater depth16%

Trafford 18% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

Trafford 83% England 77%

Higher standard48%

Trafford 39% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Trafford median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	68%	11%	108	108
2023/24	66%	16%	107	108
2022/23	77%	13%	108	108

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Worthington Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

3.9applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
0.3 km · Trafford

Good2022

2.4applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Lime Tree Primary Academy
0.5 km · Trafford

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.5applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Templemoor Infant and Nursery School
0.6 km · Trafford

Good2023

2.6applications per place
Moorlands Junior School
0.6 km · Trafford

Remains Good2023

76%met the SATs standard
St Anne's CofE Primary School
0.9 km · Trafford

Remains Good2024

3.0applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Button Lane Primary School
1.1 km · Manchester

Good2023

3.0applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Rack House Primary School
1.5 km · Manchester

2025

2.1applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.6 km · Trafford

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 85%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 106300 · 358/2022
Capacity: 420 pupils · 446 on roll
Free school meals: 18.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Worthington Road, Sale, M33 2JJ
Local authority: Trafford

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources