St Mary's CofE Primary School
Primary school in Sale, Trafford. Good (Mar 2023).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 21 March 2023, report published 18 May 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around March 2027
The last inspection was in March 2023. Schools are usually inspected about every four years. That’s within the next six months.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2028 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 0.4 milesPark Road Sale Primary School
Outstanding (Mar 2024)
- 0.4 milesWellfield Infant and Nursery School
School remains Outstanding (Mar 2023)
- 0.4 milesWellfield Junior School
School remains Good (Sep 2023)
- 0.5 milesSpringfield Primary School
Report card, Feb 2026: 7 strong
- 0.6 milesSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
No overall grade. Quality of education outstanding (May 2025)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.