School admissions in Sale
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 13 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.
Sale in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 16 schools in Sale first 690 times for 694 places: 0.99 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the Trafford authority's 59 schools. 3 of the 16 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: Springfield Primary School, to 1.46 miles.
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 3 schools in Sale first 767 times for 678 places: 1.13 first choices per place, against 1.08 across the Trafford authority's 19 schools. 3 of the 3 had more first choices than places.
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
Reception places, September 2026
16 schools. 3 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park Road Sale Primary School | 1.12 | 60 | not published |
| Tyntesfield Primary School | 1.05 | 60 | not published |
| Springfield Primary School | 1.04 | 89 | 1.464 miles |
| All Saints' Catholic Primary School | 1.00 | 12 | not published |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School | 1.00 | 17 | not published |
| Lime Tree Primary Academy | 1.00 | 51 | not published |
| St Anne's CofE Primary School | 1.00 | 20 | not published |
| St Margaret Ward Catholic Primary School | 1.00 | 24 | not published |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School | 1.00 | 20 | not published |
| Templemoor Infant and Nursery School | 1.00 | 54 | not published |
| Worthington Primary School | 1.00 | 33 | not published |
| Wellfield Infant and Nursery School | 0.97 | 35 | not published |
| Firs Primary School | 0.96 | 47 | not published |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 0.95 | 44 | not published |
| Woodheys Primary School | 0.91 | 45 | not published |
| Brooklands Primary School | 0.89 | 83 | not published |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.
Year 7 places, September 2026
3 schools. 3 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places |
|---|---|---|
| Sale Grammar School | 1.35 | 197 |
| Sale High School | 1.07 | 212 |
| Ashton-on-Mersey School | 1.02 | 269 |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.