Worthington Road, Sale, Cheshire M33 2JJ
10 reasons to choose Worthington Primary School
Top line
Worthington Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 71. It is one of the best state primary schools in Sale and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 1.5 miles.
School fundamentals
Worthington Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a community school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2014) inspection. Reception places are usually oversubscribed every year, on first preference.
Average class size
Worthington Primary School has a total of 15 classes, sometimes one class per year, sometimes two, some mixed-age, and an average class size of 31 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Worthington Primary School ranks in the top 6% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 12% of schools.
The Worthington Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, Spanish. 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. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers 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 Worthington Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Worthington Primary 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
Out of school hours care from 7.45am to 6.00pm provided by an external contractor.
Find another school near Worthington Primary School
Forest Park Preparatory School (1.8 miles); Moor Allerton Preparatory School (2.8 miles); Forest Preparatory School, Timperley (3.5 miles).
Springfield Primary School (1.2 miles); St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Sale (1.2 miles); Brooklands Primary School, Sale (1.6 miles).
Kassim Darwish Grammar School for Boys (4.2 miles); Withington Girls’ School (4.3 miles); St Bede’s College (4.7 miles).
Sale Grammar School (1 mile); Ashton-on-Mersey School (2.3 miles); Stretford Grammar School (2.7 miles).