Altrincham College
Academy converter · sixth form · 973 pupils
88% stayed in education · Attainment 8 48.5
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Sale Grammar School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,352of 1,341 places
- Free school meals
- 2.9%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 192
- Ofsted
- Outstanding, 29 June 2022Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Sale Grammar School (URN 106371, until 1 March 2011).
What the data says
Of the 188 pupils who finished Year 11 at Sale Grammar School in 2023, 80% stayed on in Sale Grammar School’s own sixth form (Trafford average 42%), 4% went to a further education college and 3% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 193 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 72% went to university (Trafford 38%, England 37%), and 65% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were well above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 76.1 against 46.1 across England and 57.9 in Trafford, with 97% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%) — as a selective grammar school, Sale Grammar School admits pupils by test at 11, which drives these figures.
Food Preparation and Nutrition is unusually popular at GCSE: 30% of the year group took it, against 8% of pupils across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Trafford and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Sale Grammar School | Trafford | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 188 | 3,338 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 99% | 95% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 95% | 92% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 80% | 42% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 10% | 20% | 13% |
| — further education college | 4% | 27% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 2% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 0% | 3% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 1% | 2% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Sale Grammar School | Trafford | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 193 | 3,906 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 90% | 80% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 72% | 38% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 65% | 30% | 19% |
| Further education | 1% | 8% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 7% | 7% |
| Employment | 13% | 27% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 3% | 14% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Sale Grammar School | Trafford | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 76.1 | 57.9 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 97% | 64% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 100% | 79% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 81% | 50% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 7.25 | 5.24 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 4% | 19% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 73.0 | 40.0 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 76.2 | 62.1 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 12% | 18% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 192 | 100% | 88% | 83% | 22% | 100% |
| English Language | 192 | 100% | 89% | 72% | 20% | 99% |
| English Literature | 191 | 99% | 86% | 57% | 21% | 100% |
| Biology | 113 | 59% | 23% | 82% | 45% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 113 | 59% | 23% | 88% | 47% | 100% |
| Physics | 113 | 59% | 23% | 81% | 46% | 100% |
| Business Studies | 98 | 51% | 18% | 79% | 20% | 100% |
| French | 97 | 51% | 18% | 59% | 29% | 93% |
| Geography | 95 | 49% | 41% | 69% | 25% | 99% |
| Spanish | 94 | 49% | 19% | 65% | 27% | 97% |
| Psychology | 79 | 41% | 3% | 81% | 22% | 100% |
| Combined Science | 79 | 41% | 65% | 71% | 9% | 100% |
| History | 67 | 35% | 41% | 88% | 26% | 100% |
| Design and Technology | 59 | 31% | 11% | 76% | 23% | 98% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 58 | 30% | 8% | 60% | 21% | 98% |
| Computer Science | 51 | 27% | 13% | 63% | 30% | 92% |
| Religious Studies | 44 | 23% | 31% | 89% | 32% | 100% |
| Physical Education | 37 | 19% | 11% | 30% | 24% | 97% |
| Fine Art | 31 | 16% | 9% | 94% | 28% | 100% |
| Drama | 17 | 9% | 7% | 76% | 27% | 94% |
| Music | 15 | 8% | 5% | 93% | 33% | 100% |
| Chinese | 4 | 2% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
| Japanese | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Arabic | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
| Statistics | 1 | 1% | 5% | — | 20% | — |
| Polish | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Urdu | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 42% | — |
| Citizenship Studies | 1 | 1% | 3% | — | 19% | — |
| Portuguese | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Sale Grammar School | Trafford | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 388 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 192 | 1,595 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | A- | B | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 45.32 | 41.10 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | A- | B | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 39% | 34% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 95 | 49% | 31% |
| Chemistry | 73 | 38% | 17% |
| Biology | 70 | 36% | 20% |
| Psychology | 48 | 25% | 23% |
| Physics | 47 | 24% | 12% |
| Economics | 35 | 18% | 13% |
| History | 29 | 15% | 13% |
| Business Studies | 27 | 14% | 13% |
| Religious Studies | 22 | 11% | 4% |
| Physical Education | 19 | 10% | 3% |
| English Literature | 18 | 9% | 11% |
| English Language | 16 | 8% | 4% |
| Spanish | 16 | 8% | 2% |
| Further Mathematics | 15 | 8% | 5% |
| Politics | 14 | 7% | 6% |
| Sociology | 12 | 6% | 13% |
| Geography | 8 | 4% | 10% |
| Fine Art | 7 | 4% | 3% |
| Product Design | 7 | 4% | 2% |
| Drama | — | — | 2% |
| French | — | — | 1% |
| Music | — | — | 0% |
| Arabic | — | — | 0% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 62 | 32% | — |
| Mathematical Studies | Core Maths Qualifications at Level 3 | 20 | 10% | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | 16 | 8% | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | 15 | 8% | — |
| Economics | GCE AS level (All) | 15 | 8% | — |
| Economics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | 11 | 6% | — |
| Business Studies | GCE AS level (All) | 11 | 6% | — |
| Computer Science | GCE AS level (All) | 11 | 6% | — |
| Computer Science | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | 11 | 6% | — |
| Chemistry | GCE AS level (All) | 10 | 5% | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | 10 | 5% | — |
| Business Studies | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | 9 | 5% | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | 9 | 5% | — |
| Chemistry | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | 9 | 5% | — |
| Physics | GCE AS level (All) | 6 | 3% | — |
| Sociology | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Biology | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| English Language | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| English Literature | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Religious Studies | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Sociology | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Biology | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| English Language | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| English Literature | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Physics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Religious Studies | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.