Community school · Trafford

Firs Primary School

3–11Ages
540Pupils
PrimaryPhase
106303URN

Firs Road, Sale, M33 5EL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.3 below Trafford median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Trafford

108 applications for 47 places · 36th of 54 in Trafford

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

72%met the expected standard

Trafford 73% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 15 July 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

15 July 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
2 May 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding (Concerns)

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

2.3applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Trafford median (2.6) close to England median (2.2)

108 applications · 47 places offered · 45 named it first

2026 2.3; Trafford median median 2.6
2025 2.5; Trafford median median 2.5
2024 2.6; Trafford median median 2.8
2023 2.7; Trafford median median 2.8
2022 2.5; Trafford median median 2.7
2021 2.9; Trafford median median 3.1
2020 2.3; Trafford median median 2.8
2019 2.3; Trafford median median 3.2
2018 2.3; Trafford median median 2.7
2017 2.4; Trafford median median 2.9
2016 1.5; Trafford median median 2.9
2015 1.5; Trafford median median 3.0
2014 2.3; Trafford median median 2.9

More applications per place than the Trafford median in 0 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	47	108	2.3	45	0.96
Sep 2025	39	97	2.5	35	0.90
Sep 2024	55	144	2.6	54	0.98
Sep 2023	50	134	2.7	45	0.90
Sep 2022	50	126	2.5	47	0.94
Sep 2021	50	144	2.9	38	0.76
Sep 2020	60	137	2.3	42	0.70
Sep 2019	56	129	2.3	44	0.79
Sep 2018	44	100	2.3	37	0.84
Sep 2017	30	72	2.4	24	0.80
Sep 2016	48	74	1.5	30	0.63
Sep 2015	44	67	1.5	37	0.84
Sep 2014	34	79	2.3	29	0.85

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 76% · Maths 78% → all three 72% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard72%30th of 55 in Trafford

Trafford 73% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Trafford 86% England 78%

Higher standard39%

Trafford 47% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Trafford 80% England 75%

Greater depth5%

Trafford 18% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Trafford 83% England 77%

Higher standard53%

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	72%	5%	106	108
2023/24	71%	14%	106	108
2022/23	40%	0%	102	103

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

Firs Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
All Saints' Catholic Primary School
0.9 km · Trafford

2026

3.0applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
St Margaret Ward Catholic Primary School
1.0 km · Trafford

Good2023

2.0applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Woodheys Primary School
1.1 km · Trafford

Remains Good2022

3.0applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Wellfield Infant and Nursery School
1.1 km · Trafford

Remains Outstanding2023

3.7applications per place
Wellfield Junior School
1.3 km · Trafford

Remains Good2023

71%met the SATs standard
St Mary's CofE Primary School
1.3 km · Trafford

Good2023

4.1applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Tyntesfield Primary School
1.4 km · Trafford

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.7applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Park Road Sale Primary School
1.7 km · Trafford

Outstanding2024

3.7applications per place 89%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: 106303 · 358/2025
Capacity: 590 pupils · 540 on roll
Free school meals: 34.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Replaced: Cherry Manor Primary School (URN 106309)
Address: Firs Road, Sale, M33 5EL
Local authority: Trafford

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