This schoolOther secondary schools in TraffordSelective
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 11 April 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 22 January 2019Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry1,043 applications · 269 places offered · 275 named it first
- 2026 3.9; Trafford median median 3.1
- 2025 4.1; Trafford median median 2.7
- 2024 4.3; Trafford median median 2.6
- 2023 4.1; Trafford median median 2.8
- 2022 3.8; Trafford median median 2.6
- 2021 3.4; Trafford median median 3.4
- 2020 3.7; Trafford median median 2.5
- 2019 4.0; Trafford median median 2.8
- 2018 4.0; Trafford median median 2.6
- 2017 3.8; Trafford median median 2.9
- 2016 3.6; Trafford median median 2.4
- 2015 3.9; Trafford median median 2.5
- 2014 3.6; Trafford median median 2.5
- This school
- Trafford median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, 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 | 269 | 1,043 | 3.9 | 275 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2025 | 264 | 1,088 | 4.1 | 300 | 1.14 |
| Sep 2024 | 264 | 1,125 | 4.3 | 330 | 1.25 |
| Sep 2023 | 264 | 1,080 | 4.1 | 309 | 1.17 |
| Sep 2022 | 254 | 960 | 3.8 | 316 | 1.24 |
| Sep 2021 | 255 | 860 | 3.4 | 207 | 0.81 |
| Sep 2020 | 264 | 979 | 3.7 | 304 | 1.15 |
| Sep 2019 | 254 | 1,023 | 4.0 | 292 | 1.15 |
| Sep 2018 | 244 | 980 | 4.0 | 277 | 1.14 |
| Sep 2017 | 263 | 1,005 | 3.8 | 330 | 1.25 |
| Sep 2016 | 254 | 923 | 3.6 | 262 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2015 | 237 | 919 | 3.9 | 278 | 1.17 |
| Sep 2014 | 246 | 876 | 3.6 | 254 | 1.03 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 256 | 52.6 | 60% | 79% | – |
| 2024/25 | 254 | 52.1 | 58% | 82% | – |
| 2023/24 | 255 | 50.5 | 59% | 75% | +0.04 |
| 2022/23 | 255 | 49.4 | 52% | 76% | +0.06 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Ashton-on-Mersey SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20243.9applications per place 52.6Attainment 8
- 1.6 km · TraffordOutstanding20225.6applications per place 75.5Attainment 8 Selective
- 2.4 km · TraffordStandards maintained20244.6applications per place
- 2.8 km · TraffordRemains Good20224.8applications per place 55.7Attainment 8
- 3.3 km · TraffordRequires improvement20242.5applications per place 44.3Attainment 8
- 3.4 km · ManchesterGraded · no overall grade20241.8applications per place 39.9Attainment 8
- 3.6 km · TraffordGraded · no overall grade20253.5applications per place 47.1Attainment 8
- 3.6 km · TraffordStandards maintained20246.0applications per place 52.9Attainment 8
- 3.7 km · TraffordOutstanding20222.8applications per place 75.2Attainment 8 Selective
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 138123 · 358/5401
- Trust
- The Dean Trust
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,570 pupils · 1,609 on roll
- Free school meals
- 15.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 May 2012
- Replaced
- Ashton-on-Mersey School (URN 106374)
- Address
- Cecil Avenue, Sale, M33 5BP
- Local authority
- Trafford
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources