St Mary's Road, Sale, Cheshire M33 6SA
10 reasons to choose St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Sale
Top line
St Mary’s Church of England Primary School, Sale has a Schoolsmith Score® of 72. It is one of the best state primary schools in Sale and one of the 5 best independent or state primaries within 1 mile.
School fundamentals
St Mary’s Church of England Primary School, Sale is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a Church of England voluntary aided faith school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2023) inspection.
Average class size
St Mary’s Church of England Primary School, Sale has eight classes from Reception, some whole year, some mixed age, and an average class size of 26 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that St Mary’s Church of England Primary School, Sale ranks in the top 7% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 9% of schools.
The St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Sale curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, philosophy, Spanish. Subjects are taught separately, with cross-curricular linking when appropriate. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers, Forest School for Reception and a residential trip in Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Sale
School offers over 15 different sports through the year, through both the curriculum and extra-curriculum. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Sale
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir and orchestra. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs. Artsmark Gold accreditation.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.45am to 6.00pm.
Find another school near St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Sale
Forest Park Preparatory School (0.5 miles); Forest Preparatory School, Timperley (2.7 miles); Bowdon Preparatory School (3.6 miles).
Park Road Sale Primary School (0.6 miles); Wellfield Junior School (0.7 miles); Springfield Primary School (0.9 miles).
Kassim Darwish Grammar School for Boys (4.7 miles); St Bede’s College (5 miles); Withington Girls’ School (6 miles).
Ashton-on-Mersey School (0.7 miles); Sale Grammar School (1.2 miles); Stretford Grammar School (2.6 miles).