Sale High School
Performance (KS4 GCSE)
Three-year trends
Last three years of DfE data. How to read trends
Getting a place
The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants, and in 2026 the last place went under “category 3 (last offer)”. Published by the council in its 2026 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it.
Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).
School profile
- Age range
- 11–16
- Pupils on roll
- 1,074
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-Selective
Pupil background
“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means
Nearby secondary schools
Location
Official sources
About Sale High School
Sale High School is a secondary school in Sale, Trafford, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 1,074 pupils aged 11 to 16 attend the school. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 49.0 — above the national average (national average: 46). Performance is little changed year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 33% of secondary schools nationally.
46% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, in line with the national average of about 45%. 68% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Sale High School is oversubscribed: about 8 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Year 7 place for September 2026, with 227 first choices for 212 places. In 2026 the furthest child offered a place lived 2.12 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. Sale High School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.