Voluntary aided school · Trafford

St Mary's CofE Primary School

3–11Ages
239Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
106344URN

St Mary's Road, Sale, M33 6SA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.1per place

1.4 above Trafford median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Trafford

81 applications for 20 places · 2nd of 54 in Trafford

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

79%met the expected standard

Trafford 73% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 21 March 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

4.1applications per place, Reception

1.4 above Trafford median (2.6) 1.9 above England median (2.2)

81 applications · 20 places offered · 20 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 4.1; Trafford median median 2.6
2025 3.4; Trafford median median 2.5
2024 4.3; Trafford median median 2.8
2023 3.8; Trafford median median 2.8
2022 3.3; Trafford median median 2.7
2021 3.3; Trafford median median 3.1
2020 4.0; Trafford median median 2.8
2019 4.2; Trafford median median 3.2
2018 4.1; Trafford median median 2.7
2017 3.9; Trafford median median 2.9
2016 3.9; Trafford median median 2.9
2015 3.1; Trafford median median 3.0
2014 3.3; Trafford median median 2.9

More applications per place than the Trafford median in 13 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	20	81	4.1	20	1.00
Sep 2025	26	88	3.4	24	0.92
Sep 2024	23	98	4.3	20	0.87
Sep 2023	35	134	3.8	37	1.06
Sep 2022	34	111	3.3	34	1.00
Sep 2021	35	115	3.3	35	1.00
Sep 2020	35	139	4.0	40	1.14
Sep 2019	35	148	4.2	31	0.89
Sep 2018	35	144	4.1	36	1.03
Sep 2017	35	136	3.9	36	1.03
Sep 2016	35	137	3.9	33	0.94
Sep 2015	35	108	3.1	28	0.80
Sep 2014	35	117	3.3	40	1.14

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 91% · Writing 85% · Maths 85% → all three 79% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard79%15th of 55 in Trafford

Trafford 73% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard91%

Trafford 86% England 78%

Higher standard56%

Trafford 47% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard85%

Trafford 80% England 75%

Greater depth21%

Trafford 18% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard85%

Trafford 83% England 77%

Higher standard38%

Trafford 39% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	79%	21%	109	107
2023/24	89%	17%	111	109
2022/23	76%	24%	109	106

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

St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

4.1applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Park Road Sale Primary School
0.6 km · Trafford

Outstanding2024

3.7applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
Wellfield Infant and Nursery School
0.7 km · Trafford

Remains Outstanding2023

3.7applications per place
Wellfield Junior School
0.7 km · Trafford

Remains Good2023

71%met the SATs standard
Springfield Primary School
0.8 km · Trafford

2026

3.7applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
0.9 km · Trafford

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Brooklands Primary School
1.3 km · Trafford

2026

2.5applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Firs Primary School
1.3 km · Trafford

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Woodheys Primary School
1.5 km · Trafford

Remains Good2022

3.0applications per place 75%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: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 106344 · 358/3308
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 240 pupils · 239 on roll
Free school meals: 6.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: St Mary's Road, Sale, M33 6SA
Local authority: Trafford

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