Secondary school in Sale, Trafford
Sale High School
Norris Road, Sale, Cheshire, M33 3JR
Ofsted
Standards maintained at the last ungraded inspection, on 18 December 2024.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 1103
- Places
- 1080
- How full
- Full — 1103 pupils against 1080 places
- Girls / boys
- 545 / 558
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Trafford 014B, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 50%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 11%
- Households owning their home
- 80%
- Households in social housing
- 4%
- Households with no car
- 14%
- Adults economically inactive
- 33%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- Ages 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- UNITED LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Adam Rogers
- Local authority
- Trafford
- Ward
- Brooklands
- Constituency
- Wythenshawe and Sale East
- URN
- 151895
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest secondary schools
| School | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sale Grammar SchoolAcademy converter | Outstanding 2022 | 76.1 | 0.5 mi |
| Dixons Brooklands AcademyAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 36.1 | 0.9 mi |
| Ashton-on-Mersey SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 52.1 | 1.5 mi |
| Wellington SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 57.3 | 1.9 mi |
| Stretford Grammar SchoolFoundation school | Good 2024 | 74.4 | 2.1 mi |
| Manchester Islamic Grammar School for GirlsOther independent school | No grade | — | 2.1 mi |
| Dixons Newall Green AcademyFree schools | No grade | — | 2.2 mi |
| Loreto High School ChorltonVoluntary aided school | Requires improvement 2024 | 46.6 | 2.2 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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