Sale High School, Sale
Sale High School is a secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 16 in Sale, part of United Learning Trust.
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Trafford (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Sale High School in detail
Results
Sale High School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 106375), its pupils had an average Attainment 8 score of 50.2 and 48% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above in the 2026 GCSE results.
Getting a place at Sale High School
For September 2026 entry, 227 families put Sale High School as their first choice and 980 named it as one of their preferences, for 212 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 49 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Sale High School are Sale Grammar School (0.5 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 75.5); Dixons Brooklands Academy (0.9 miles, Attainment 8 39.9); Ashton-on-Mersey School (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 52.6); and Wellington School (1.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 55.7).
Sale Grammar SchoolDixons Brooklands AcademyAshton-on-Mersey SchoolWellington School
The trust
Sale High School is one of 98 schools run by United Learning Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 49 in 2024/25.
Where pupils go next
Of the 183 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 88% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 51% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.
Who goes there
In 2026, 112 pupils (10.2%) received SEN support and 72 (6.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a moderate learning difficulty.
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Wythenshawe Park (Manchester Metrolink), about 920 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Sale High School (opposite), 40 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Sale High School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Sale High School are Lime Tree Primary Academy (0.3 miles), St Anne's CofE Primary School (0.5 miles), Holy Family Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles) and Templemoor Infant and Nursery School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.
Lime Tree Primary AcademySt Anne's CofE Primary SchoolHoly Family Catholic Primary SchoolTemplemoor Infant and Nursery School
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE destination measures; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Sale High School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in October 2025. Before that, as Sale High School (URN 106375), it was rated Good in June 2015.
About
Sale High School is a secondary school in Sale Moor, Greater Manchester, England. Its current headteacher is Adam Rogers, and in 2011, the school was awarded the Good Schools Guide Art & Design Award for the highest points score for girls, taking double award GCSE over 2008, 2009, and 2025 in all English schools.
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At a Glance
21.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
26.2
Avg class size
40
Total classes
6 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
Results at Sale High School before it took its current form in 2025 (GCSE)
Academic year 2025/26Published under the school's previous registration (URN 106375). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
GCSE Results
2025/26 academic year
Progress 8 has declined from 0.00 to -0.14 (2023 to 2024). Attainment 8 has remained stable at around 50.2 (2023 to 2026). GCSE English & Maths 5+ has remained stable at around 48% (2023 to 2026).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby secondary schools
Keep up with Sale High School
Term dates
Sale High School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Trafford's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Tube / Metro / Tram
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Sale High School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Sale High School is in Trafford; for families living there:
Apply to Trafford for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 4
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 1 serious and 2 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Trafford is 11 (the median across 103 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Sale High School
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What the report includes for Sale High School:
- The straight-line distance from your home to Sale High School.
- Trafford publishes last distance offered figures, but none for Sale High School that we hold, so the report covers demand, alternatives and dates.
- Applications, first choices and offers at Sale High School for 2026 entry.
- How many families in Trafford got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
- The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
- Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
102%
Over capacity
1,103 pupils
1,080 places
23 pupils over capacity
as recorded on GIAS
Area Demand Pressure - Sale
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Sale
Across Trafford council
Places available
3,679
Applications
3,221
Got 1st preference
81.0%
Got preferred school
98.4%
All secondary applications across Trafford council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
112
SEN Support
72
EHC Plans
16.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
1,103
Total Pupils
558
Boys
545
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
69
Teachers
16.0:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£48,812
Mean salary
2026 data
Absence at Sale High School before it took its current form in 20252024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 106375). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
6.5%
Overall absence
17.1%
Persistent absence
1,093
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Sale High School
Showing 10 of 14 linked schools
Questions parents ask about Sale High School
Are there exam results for Sale High School?
Sale High School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 106375), its pupils had an average Attainment 8 score of 50.2 and 48% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above in the 2026 GCSE results.
What is Sale High School's Ofsted rating?
Sale High School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in October 2025. Before that, as Sale High School (URN 106375), it was rated Good in June 2015.
What is the catchment area for Sale High School?
No fixed boundary. When Sale High School is oversubscribed, Trafford allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How big are the classes at Sale High School?
Classes at Sale High School average 26.2 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Sale High School?
Sale High School has around 1103 pupils on roll. 22% are eligible for free school meals.
How do I apply to Sale High School?
Apply through Trafford's coordinated admissions process, naming Sale High School on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Sale High School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 1 serious and 2 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Trafford is 11 (the median across 103 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Sale High School?
Sale High School is at Norris Road, Sale, Cheshire, M33 3JR.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)