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Sale High School

Norris Road, Sale, M33 3JR

Ofsted: Good

Secondary

Phase

1080

Capacity

11-16

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Continues from Sale High School (URN 106375) since 1 August 2025. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25
Average Attainment 8
49.0 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
46.3% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
67.5% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc
50.2% nat40.5%
EBacc APS
4.5 nat4.1
Cohort Size
203

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment
94.0%
Continued in education
88.0%
Apprenticeships
2.0%
Employment
4.0%
Not sustained
3.0%

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
1074
Boys
558 (51%)
Girls
545 (49%)
Capacity
1080 (102% full)
SEND
15.7%
FSM Eligible
24.0%
EAL
18.4%
SEN with EHC Plan
5.6%
SEN Support
10.1%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
16.2:1
Teachers (FTE)
66.2
Budget per Pupil
£7,525/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
6.5% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
17.1% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 63.3%
  • Asian Chinese: 6.7%
  • Black African: 5.0%
  • Asian Pakistani: 4.7%
  • Asian Indian: 4.2%
  • Asian Other: 3.1%
  • Mixed Other: 2.8%
  • White Other: 2.3%

63.3%

White British

6.7%

Asian Chinese

5.0%

Black African

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

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Norris Road

Sale, North West

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Administrative

URN
151895
UKPRN
10098182
Establishment No.
5402
Trust
UNITED LEARNING TRUST

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