OFSTED
29 June 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Trafford
Trust
SALE GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,352
1,352 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
585
43.3% of pupils
Male pupils
767
56.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
21.3 pts
below England
School
3.5%
Trafford
16.9%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
8.3 pts
below England
School
12.0%
Trafford
23.2%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.0 pts
in line with England
School
1.0%
Trafford
0.8%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
49.3%
667
Indian
10.7%
145
Chinese
7.2%
98
Pakistani
5.6%
76
Any other White background
5.1%
69
White and Asian
4.2%
57
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
6.7%
90 of
1,352 pupils
14.2 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
8.7 pts
below
England
6.0%
5.4 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
76.1
36.9 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.80 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
3.48%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.74 pts
lower than
England
School
3.48%
Trafford
5.62%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
4.87%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
10.95 pts
lower than
England
School
4.87%
Trafford
13.07%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.21%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.60 pts
lower than
England
School
0.21%
Trafford
1.46%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
100.8%
8.5 pts
above England
Sale Grammar School
100.8%
Trafford
98.8%
North West
91.8%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.