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

Secondary

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

Not applicable

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

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.