St Margaret Ward Catholic Primary School is a primary school located in Sale. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 02/07/2009. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is well above average, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Cherry Lane, Sale, M33 4GY
Website: www.smwprimary.net
Telephone: 01619699852
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Trafford
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Jason Hughes
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 106359

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 02/07/2009

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 239
Number of Boys: 119
Number of Girls: 120

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 3.2 Confidence interval 1 to 5.4
Writing
Average: 0.9 Confidence interval -1.1 to 2.9
Maths
Average: 1.7 Confidence interval -0.2 to 3.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:81%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:13%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:108
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4St Margaret Ward Catholic Primary School
Cherry Lane, M33 4GY 		0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Woodheys Primary School
Meadway, M33 4PG 		777 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Tyntesfield Primary School
Alma Road, M33 4HE 		919 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Firs Primary School
Firs Road, M33 5EL 		1,124 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Broadheath Primary School
Sinderland Road, Broadheath WA14 5JQ 		1,178 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Ashton-on-Mersey School
Cecil Avenue, M33 5BP 		1,401 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Wellington School
Wellington Road, Timperley WA15 7RH 		2,860 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Sale Grammar School
Marsland Road, M33 3NH 		3,033 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Loreto Grammar School
Dunham Road, WA14 4AH 		3,115 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
3out of 4North Cestrian School
Dunham Road, WA14 4AJ 		3,118 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedBrentwood Community College
Cherry Lane, M33 4GY 		91 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Brentwood School
Cherry Lane, M33 4GY 		143 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Manor Academy Sale
Manor Avenue, M33 5JX 		1,323 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Trafford Alternative Education Provision
Brentwood Avenue, WA14 1SR 		2,087 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedForest Park Preparatory School
27 Oakfield, Ashton-upon-Mersey M33 6NB 		2,266 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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