Sale Grammar SchoolAshton-on-Mersey School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Sale.
Summary of the comparison
Sale Grammar School and Ashton-on-Mersey School are secondary schools in Sale.
Sale Grammar School scores 87 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional) and Ashton-on-Mersey School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average). Sale Grammar School is ahead on our composite score.
Sale Grammar School was judged Outstanding and Ashton-on-Mersey School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 75.5 for Sale Grammar School and 52.6 for Ashton-on-Mersey School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Sale Grammar School (77.9 in 2021-22, 75.5 in 2025-26) and has held broadly level at Ashton-on-Mersey School (52.3 in 2021-22, 52.6 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | SaleSale Grammar School | SaleAshton-on-Mersey School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | A87/100Stronger figure | C61/100 | |
| Local ranking | 4th of 18 in Trafford Stronger figure | 10th of 18 in Trafford | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-19 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,352 | 1,609 | |
| Capacity | 1,341 | 1,570 | |
| Location | Sale, M33 3NH | Sale, M33 5BP | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 75.5 Stronger figure | 52.6 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 99.5% Stronger figure | 59.8% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 100.0% Stronger figure | 79.3% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 192 | 256 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 192 | 58 | |
| A-level average points | 45.3 Stronger figure | 25.6 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | A- | C- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 45.8 Stronger figure | 25.5 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 38.5% Stronger figure | 1.7% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,350 | 1,600 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 3.0% | 16.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 12.0% | 14.1% | |
| SEN support | 5.3% | 16.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.7% | 3.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 3.5% Stronger figure | 5.7% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 4.9% Stronger figure | 12.0% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Sale Grammar School
Ashton-on-Mersey School
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