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Park Road Sale Primary School

Trafford, M33 6HRPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Outstanding
Mar 2024
KS2 Results
81%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.1×
Oversubscribed
66 1st-choice / 60 places
Ranking
🏆Top 10%
#1268 of 13,686 nationally

About Park Road Sale Primary School

Park Road Sale Primary School’s most recent Ofsted inspection, conducted in March 2024, awarded it the highest possible rating of Outstanding across every single category, including quality of education, personal development, behaviour and attitudes, leadership and management, and early years provision. This is a clean sweep of top grades, and it marks a notable improvement from the school’s previous inspection in 2009, where early years provision was rated as Requires Improvement. The strongest single exam metric available is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined at Key Stage 2, which stands at 81 per cent. That figure is ten percentage points higher than the Trafford local authority average of 71 per cent, placing the school comfortably above its peers in a borough that already performs well above the national norm.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressPark Road, Sale, Trafford, M33 6HR
HeadteacherClaire Walmsley
Local AuthorityTrafford
Number of Pupils464
Free School Meals (FSM)1.3%
School Capacity464 / 420 (110% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

5 Mar 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of Education
Outstanding
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Outstanding
Early Years Provision
Outstanding

Source: Ofsted, 2 May 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

7
Sports HallPlaying FieldsDining HallMusic RoomsSensory RoomOutdoor PlaygroundChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

9

Sports

FootballNetballCross CountryGymnasticsCricketRounders

Clubs & Activities

Film ClubArt ClubScience Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageVisionPhysicalMulti-SensoryOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Park Road Sale Primary School has been rated "Outstanding" by Ofsted. This means the school provides an exceptional quality of education, and pupils thrive both academically and personally.