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Park Road Sale Primary School

3–11Ages
461Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140142URN

Park Road, Sale, M33 6HR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.7per place

1.1 above Trafford median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

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223 applications for 60 places · 5th of 54 in Trafford

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

89%met the expected standard

Trafford 73% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 5 March 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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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 entry

3.7applications per place, Reception

1.1 above Trafford median (2.6) 1.5 above England median (2.2)

223 applications · 60 places offered · 67 named it first

2026 3.7; Trafford median median 2.6
2025 3.7; Trafford median median 2.5
2024 3.5; Trafford median median 2.8
2023 4.1; Trafford median median 2.8
2022 4.1; Trafford median median 2.7
2021 4.5; Trafford median median 3.1
2020 5.1; Trafford median median 2.8
2019 5.0; Trafford median median 3.2
2018 4.6; Trafford median median 2.7
2017 4.6; Trafford median median 2.9
2016 3.8; Trafford median median 2.9
2015 4.9; Trafford median median 3.0
2014 4.5; 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	60	223	3.7	67	1.12
Sep 2025	60	223	3.7	66	1.10
Sep 2024	60	210	3.5	69	1.15
Sep 2023	59	241	4.1	79	1.34
Sep 2022	58	238	4.1	50	0.86
Sep 2021	60	272	4.5	68	1.13
Sep 2020	60	303	5.1	99	1.65
Sep 2019	60	300	5.0	101	1.68
Sep 2018	60	278	4.6	77	1.28
Sep 2017	60	277	4.6	73	1.22
Sep 2016	60	227	3.8	65	1.08
Sep 2015	45	220	4.9	59	1.31
Sep 2014	44	196	4.5	46	1.05

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 100% · Writing 92% · Maths 97% → all three 89% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard89%4th of 55 in Trafford

Trafford 73% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard100%

Trafford 86% England 78%

Higher standard71%

Trafford 47% England 33%

Average scaled score 112 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard92%

Trafford 80% England 75%

Greater depth32%

Trafford 18% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard97%

Trafford 83% England 77%

Higher standard53%

Trafford 39% England 24%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

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Trafford median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	89%	26%	112	111
2023/24	81%	22%	109	109
2022/23	82%	16%	111	111

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

Park Road Sale Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

3.7applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
Wellfield Junior School
0.5 km · Trafford

Remains Good2023

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

Good2023

4.1applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Wellfield Infant and Nursery School
0.7 km · Trafford

Remains Outstanding2023

3.7applications per place
Springfield Primary School
0.9 km · Trafford

2026

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

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
St Matthew's CofE Primary School
1.5 km · Trafford

Remains Good2022

2.9applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
All Saints' Catholic Primary School
1.5 km · Trafford

2026

3.0applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
St Anne's CofE Primary School
1.7 km · Trafford

Remains Good2024

3.0applications per place 66%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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140142 · 358/2018
Trust: Park Road Sale Primary School
Capacity: 420 pupils · 461 on roll
Free school meals: 1.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2013
Replaced: Park Road Primary School (URN 106297)
Address: Park Road, Sale, M33 6HR
Local authority: Trafford

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