OFSTED
18 December 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Trafford
Trust
UNITED LEARNING TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,103
1,103 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
545
49.4% of pupils
Male pupils
558
50.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
3.3 pts
below England
School
21.5%
Trafford
16.9%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
1.8 pts
below England
School
18.5%
Trafford
23.2%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.4 pts
above England
School
2.4%
Trafford
0.8%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
63.7%
703
Chinese
7.1%
78
Indian
4.3%
47
Any other Asian background
3.8%
42
Pakistani
3.8%
42
African
3.6%
40
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
16.7%
184 of
1,103 pupils
4.1 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.6 pts
below
England
6.0%
0.5 pts
above
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.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
102.1%
9.8 pts
above England
Sale High School
102.1%
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.