Sale High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 15 2019 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Trafford
- Unique reference
- 106375
- Address
- Norris Road, M33 3JR
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1049 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.9%
- Girls
- 49.1%
- First language not English
- 18.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 25.7%
- Persistent absence
- 21.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.6%
White British 62.7%
Mixed 7.1%
Chinese 6%
African 5.7%
Pakistani 4.7%
Indian 3.9%
Other White 2.2%
Other Asian 2.2%
Other 2.1%
Caribbean 1.9%
Other Black 0.6%
Unclassified 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.24
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 46%
Local authority average 49%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 51%
Local authority average 63%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 50.3
Local authority average 57
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.51
Local authority average 5.14
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 23 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 41 |
| Biology | GCSE | 49 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 49 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 9 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 45 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 39 |
| English Language | GCSE | 183 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 181 |
Admissions
Sale High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 200
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 195
- 2nd preference
- 263
- 3rd preference
- 216
- From another Local Authority
- 169
Offers
- 1st preference
- 140
- 2nd preference
- 43
- 3rd preference
- 12
- To another Local Authority
- 6
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 237 108 129 |
| Year 8 | 212 106 106 |
| Year 9 | 207 106 101 |
| Year 10 | 208 112 96 |
| Year 11 | 185 102 83 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 80.0% 89.2% 85.6% |
Further education | 43.0% 28.0% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 11.0% 40.5% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 26.0% 20.3% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 8.0% 2.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 2.5% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 4.2% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.2% 1.2% |