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Wellfield Junior School, Sale M33

Dumber Lane, Sale, Cheshire M33 5QX

Wellfield Junior School, Sale M33

10 reasons to choose Wellfield Junior School

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Wellfield Junior School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 68. It is one of the best state primary schools in Sale and one of the 4 best independent or state primaries within 1 mile.

School fundamentals

Wellfield Junior School is a state junior school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 7 and 11 years. It is a community school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2023) inspection.

Average class size

Wellfield Junior School has two classes per year, and an average class size of 32 pupils.

Exam results

Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Wellfield Junior School ranks in the top 32% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress scores have been variable around the national average, possibly reflecting different cohorts’ ability profiles.

The Wellfield Junior School curriculum

School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. Core subjects are taught separately, but foundation subjects, such as geography and history, are taught as half-termly topics with cross-curricular links to other subjects. School also has a specialist class for Autism. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club.

More on the curriculum

There are regular educational trips for all year groups and visiting speakers.

Specialist teaching

Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with specialist teaching for languages and sport.

Sport at Wellfield Junior School

School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.

The Arts at Wellfield Junior School

Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.

Wraparound care

School hours are 8.50am to 3.20pm, and can be longer with after school clubs.

Find another school near Wellfield Junior School

Independent Prep Schools

Forest Park Preparatory School (0.9 miles); Forest Preparatory School, Timperley (3.3 miles); Abbotsford Preparatory School (3.7 miles).

State Primary Schools

Park Road Sale Primary School (0.6 miles); St Mary’s Church of England Primary School, Sale (0.7 miles); Springfield Primary School (1.2 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

Kassim Darwish Grammar School for Boys (4.6 miles); St Bede’s College (4.9 miles); Withington Girls’ School (5.9 miles).

State Senior Schools

Ashton-on-Mersey School (1.2 miles); Sale Grammar School (1.8 miles); Stretford Grammar School (2.5 miles).

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