Best Schools in Sale

How many schools are there in Sale?

Sale has 25 open schools: 18 state primary, 3 state secondary or all-through, 1 independent and 3 special.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Sale are rated Outstanding?

8 schools in Sale were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Park Road Sale Primary School, Sale Grammar School, Springfield Primary School, Brentwood School, Firs Primary School and 3 more. Counting Good as well, 100% of the 22 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Park Road Sale Primary SchoolSale Grammar SchoolSpringfield Primary SchoolBrentwood SchoolFirs Primary School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Sale get the best GCSE results?

Of the 3 schools in Sale with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Sale Grammar School (selective grammar), with an Attainment 8 score of 75.5 and 100% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Ashton-on-Mersey School, with an Attainment 8 score of 52.6 and 60% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Manor Academy Sale, with an Attainment 8 score of 4.2 and 3% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Selective schools admit by ability, so their raw results are not a like-for-like comparison with comprehensives. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Sale Grammar SchoolAshton-on-Mersey SchoolManor Academy Sale

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Sale have the best SATs results?

Of the 16 primary schools in Sale with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Park Road Sale Primary School (100% in reading, 97% in maths); Tyntesfield Primary School (95% in reading, 95% in maths); and All Saints' Catholic Primary School (94% in reading, 94% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Park Road Sale Primary SchoolTyntesfield Primary SchoolAll Saints' Catholic Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Sale?

Yes. Sale Grammar School is a state grammar school in Sale. Grammar schools admit pupils by ability through an entrance test, usually sat at the start of Year 6.

Sale Grammar School

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

How close do you need to live to get into schools in Sale?

It depends on the school, and the cut-off moves every year with the number of applications. Trafford published how far the last place offered went at this school: Brooklands Primary School, 1.566 miles for 2023 entry. These are the authority's own figures, not fixed boundaries.

Brooklands Primary School

Source: Trafford admissions booklets

How do I apply for a school place in Sale?

Apply to Trafford through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.