Sale Grammar School
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Attainment 8 of 76.1 is well above the national average of around 46. This reflects strong GCSE outcomes across the standard subject basket.
- Attainment 8:
- 76.1
- 5+ Eng & Maths:
- 100%
- Academic year:
- 2024/2025
Pupils made above-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely above zero, which is strong evidence of added value.
- Progress 8:
- +0.80
- Confidence interval:
- [0.59, 1.01]
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Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25)
Grammar School Entry
Verified key dates
Verified exam details
Entry requirements
Sale Grammar School?s reviewed admissions pages show that it is part of the Trafford Grammar School Consortium for Year 7 entry. The school admissions page is the gateway for Year 7 information, and the Trafford consortium registration route is the live official route for the entrance examination for September 2027 entry.
Exam dates and admissions evidence
The Trafford consortium timetable used by consortium schools says the entrance-exam application must be submitted no later than 12 noon on Friday 19 June 2026, with open evenings across consortium schools in June 2026 and the examination on Monday 14 September 2026. Sale Grammar School?s own school-admissions page in this pass did not expose a separately dated open evening in plain text.
Verification
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/2025 | 192 | 76.1 | — | 100.0% | 80.7% | 7.3 |
| 2023/2024 | 189 | 75.5 | +0.80 | 99.5% | 81.0% | 7.1 |
| 2022/2023 | 188 | 74.2 | +0.67 | 99.0% | 78.0% | 7.0 |
| 2021/2022 | 192 | 77.9 | +0.67 | 99.0% | 72.0% | 7.3 |
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Trafford for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 136498 |
| Local authority | Trafford |
| Region | North West |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Academy converter |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-18 |
| Headteacher | Headteacher Rebecca Smith |
| Trust | SALE GRAMMAR SCHOOL |
| Admissions | Selective |
| Religious character | None |
| Postcode | M33 3NH |
| Latest pupils | 192 |
| FSM eligible | 3.0% |
Contact and identifiers
Marsland Road, Sale, Cheshire, M33 3NH
http://www.salegrammar.co.uk/View local authority page1619733217| DfE number | 4029 |
| UKPRN | 10033022 |
| Opened | 1 Mar 2011 |
| GIAS updated | 5 Mar 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 5 Mar 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2024/2025 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 27 Sept 2022 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | S5 Inspection |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 29 Jun 2022 |
| Publication date | 27 Sept 2022 |