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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 18 December 2024Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained · as Sale High School, URN 106375
- 11 June 2015Graded inspection: Good · as Sale High School, URN 106375
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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 entry980 applications · 212 places offered · 227 named it first
- 2026 4.6; Trafford median median 3.1
- 2025 5.5; Trafford median median 2.7; as the previous school
- 2024 5.6; Trafford median median 2.6; as the previous school
- 2023 4.4; Trafford median median 2.8; as the previous school
- 2022 4.0; Trafford median median 2.6; as the previous school
- 2021 3.3; Trafford median median 3.4; as the previous school
- 2020 3.0; Trafford median median 2.5; as the previous school
- 2019 3.3; Trafford median median 2.8; as the previous school
- 2018 2.7; Trafford median median 2.6; as the previous school
- 2017 2.5; Trafford median median 2.9; as the previous school
- 2016 3.0; Trafford median median 2.4; as the previous school
- 2015 2.8; Trafford median median 2.5; as the previous school
- 2014 2.9; Trafford median median 2.5; as the previous school
- This school
- Trafford median
Dashed bars: as Sale High School (URN 106375), the previous school.
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 | 212 | 980 | 4.6 | 227 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2025 * | 200 | 1,099 | 5.5 | 237 | 1.19 |
| Sep 2024 * | 200 | 1,124 | 5.6 | 195 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2023 * | 240 | 1,048 | 4.4 | 182 | 0.76 |
| Sep 2022 * | 204 | 813 | 4.0 | 146 | 0.72 |
| Sep 2021 * | 203 | 662 | 3.3 | 136 | 0.67 |
| Sep 2020 * | 210 | 620 | 3.0 | 141 | 0.67 |
| Sep 2019 * | 186 | 610 | 3.3 | 104 | 0.56 |
| Sep 2018 * | 214 | 571 | 2.7 | 114 | 0.53 |
| Sep 2017 * | 205 | 514 | 2.5 | 98 | 0.48 |
| Sep 2016 * | 143 | 423 | 3.0 | 79 | 0.55 |
| Sep 2015 * | 144 | 400 | 2.8 | 58 | 0.40 |
| Sep 2014 * | 137 | 396 | 2.9 | 47 | 0.34 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Sale High SchoolThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20244.6applications per place
- 0.8 km · TraffordOutstanding20225.6applications per place 75.5Attainment 8 Selective
- 1.5 km · ManchesterGraded · no overall grade20241.8applications per place 39.9Attainment 8
- 2.4 km · TraffordRemains Good20243.9applications per place 52.6Attainment 8
- 3.0 km · TraffordRemains Good20224.8applications per place 55.7Attainment 8
- 3.3 km · TraffordRemains Good · improving20247.3applications per place 75.5Attainment 8 Selective
- 3.5 km · Manchester20262.1applications per place
- 3.6 km · ManchesterRequires improvement20243.3applications per place 42.3Attainment 8
- 3.6 km · Trafford20265.7applications per place 47.0Attainment 8
- 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
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 151895 · 358/5402
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,080 pupils · 1,103 on roll
- Free school meals
- 21.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 October 2025
- Replaced
- Sale High School (URN 106375)
- Address
- Norris Road, Sale, M33 3JR
- Local authority
- Trafford
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources