Skip to main content
Search ExamKind
Reading options
Colours
Reading comfort
Background tint

Saved in a cookie on this device only.

Free and independent. No ads, no affiliate links. Every fact shows its source and the date we checked it.

Sale Grammar School: 11+ entry

Marsland Road, Sale, Cheshire, M33 3NH

Facts checked 19 October 2026By ExamKind Editorial TeamSchool website

Some details are being re-checked

We check every fact against the official source on a schedule, and some details on this page are due their next check (last verified 19 October 2026). We'll update the page if anything has changed. How we check facts

Can we apply, and what did it take?

For September 2029 entry

  • 334or more

    Trafford grammar schools consortium 11+ test, 2027 entry (the latest published)

    Checked, source: Stretford Grammar School, checked

  • Year 7 places

    190

    2027 entry, Published Admission Number ()

    Checked, source: Sale Grammar School, checked

  • Last distance offered

    Not publishedWe have no checked figure for how far offers reached.

No deadlines left for 2029 entry.

How far offers reached

Can we get in?

How far offers reached

Each bar shows how far from Sale Grammar School the last child offered a place lived, under the last admission rule the offers reached. Up to five years, on one scale.

Qualifying is not the same as being offered a place.

A score of 334 or more in the Trafford grammar schools consortium 11+ test means your child can be considered. If more children qualify than there are places, the school gives places using its admission rules, in order. The figures below show how far those rules reached in past years. They are history, not a prediction: they change every year with who applies.

Checked, source: Department for Education (GOV.UK), checked
No distance figures publishedWe have not found a checked figure for how far offers reached at Sale Grammar School. We add each year's figures after National Offer Day, when the council or school publishes them.

Other published figures

  • 2026 entry: Qualifying score (aggregate score): 334

Source: Sale Grammar School, checked

Applications and offers, September 2026 entry (Department for Education)

How many families applied to Sale Grammar School and how many places it offered. Applicants per place is all applications divided by offers. Families apply to several schools and not every applicant qualifies, so it is not the chance of a place.

Applications and offers at Sale Grammar School, September 2026 entry
FigureDepartment for Education
First-preference applications265First-preference applications, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000002,North West,358,E08000009,Trafford,Secondary,3584029,z,5,Sale Grammar School,197,197,167,28,2,1096,265,505,212,1.5868263473053892,1.3451776649746192,306,21,Academy converter,No religious character,3,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001602,Wythenshawe and Sale East,136498,7View the official source
All applications (any preference)1,096All applications (any preference), 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000002,North West,358,E08000009,Trafford,Secondary,3584029,z,5,Sale Grammar School,197,197,167,28,2,1096,265,505,212,1.5868263473053892,1.3451776649746192,306,21,Academy converter,No religious character,3,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001602,Wythenshawe and Sale East,136498,7View the official source
Places offered on National Offer Day197Places offered on National Offer Day, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000002,North West,358,E08000009,Trafford,Secondary,3584029,z,5,Sale Grammar School,197,197,167,28,2,1096,265,505,212,1.5868263473053892,1.3451776649746192,306,21,Academy converter,No religious character,3,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001602,Wythenshawe and Sale East,136498,7View the official source
Applicants per place5.6Applicants per place, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000002,North West,358,E08000009,Trafford,Secondary,3584029,z,5,Sale Grammar School,197,197,167,28,2,1096,265,505,212,1.5868263473053892,1.3451776649746192,306,21,Academy converter,No religious character,3,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001602,Wythenshawe and Sale East,136498,7View the official source

Source: Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics), checked

About these figures

Sale's qualifying score for 2026 entry was 334sale-grammar-school-2026-qualifying: ValueChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Sale Grammar School.The source says: If your child has achieved a score of 334 or higher for Sale Grammar School this will be considered a successful outcome; however, this will not guarantee a place at the school.View the official source. We have not found any other published results for that year:

Treat a past qualifying score as a guide, not a promise.

At a glance

Sale Grammar School in brief

tap a value for its source

Pupils
mixedPupilsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Sale Grammar School.The source says: Admission arrangements for girls and boys who will be 11 years of age by 1st September 2027View the official source
Who the school admits.
School type
academySchool typeChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Sale Grammar School.The source says: As an Academy, we are required to make public certain documents.View the official source
How the school is run and funded.
Year 7 places
190Year 7 placesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Sale Grammar School.The source says: The Admission Authority for this school is the Governing Body and the intended admission number for 2027 is 190.View the official source2027 entry
The (PAN): how many children the school plans to admit.
Entrance test
Trafford grammar schools consortium 11+ test
The test children sit to be considered.
the Governing BodyAdmission authorityChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Sale Grammar School.The source says: The Admission Authority for this school is the Governing BodyView the official source
Who sets the admission rules and decides who is offered a place.

Key dates

Dates for September 2029 entry

For children in Year 6 in 2028/29.

Add to my calendar

  1. Not published yet: Test day

    Not yet published

How places are given

Admission rules and catchment
Admission rules not checked yetWe add the school's rules from its determined admission policy.
Who qualifies
334Source: Stretford Grammar School, checked
Pupil premium
Sale's 2027 entry page has a 'Pupil Premium status and admissions policy 2027' note, and the Horizons page refers to 'entrance criteria for ... pupils in receipt of Pupil Premium' in the admissions policy; the size of the priority is set out in the school's admissions policySource: Sale Grammar School, checked
More detail from our guide

We have not been able to check Sale's admission policy yet. The school has published its policy for 2027 entry, but we could not open the document to verify it. So this page cannot yet tell you Sale's catchment area, its order of priority, or how ties are broken. Sale's pages show that the policy also has rules for pupil premium children, but we have not seen the details. Please read the policy on the school's website (https://www.salegrammar.co.uk/Sale Grammar School: WebsiteChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Sale Grammar School.The source says: Thank you for taking the time to visit our website.View the official source) before you complete your council form.

Rule (2027 entry)What we know
Catchment areaNot knownsale-grammar-school-2027: DescriptionNot known: no official source states this.
Priority orderNot knownSale Grammar School: Oversubscription criteria (2027)Not known: no official source states this.
Brothers and sistersNot knownSale Grammar School: Sibling priority (2027)Not known: no official source states this.
Tie-breakNot knownSale Grammar School: Tie break (2027)Not known: no official source states this.
Waiting listNot knownSale Grammar School: Waiting list (2027)Not known: no official source states this.
Late applicationsRegistration deadline passed; late applications cannot be accepted, and late applicants cannot be tested or considered until second-round offers after 1 March 2027Sale Grammar School: Late applications (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Sale Grammar School.The source says: The deadline for applications has now passed and late applications cannot be accepted. ... Late applications cannot be considered for testing and second round offers until 1st March 2027View the official source

Free help for pupil premium children. Horizons: 12-week entrance-exam familiarisation programme for Year 5 pupil premium pupils run by the five Trafford consortium schools, starting in the summer term of Year 5; primary schools nominate pupils in JanuarySale Grammar School: Horizons programmeChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Sale Grammar School.The source says: Horizons is an Entrance Exam Familiarisation Programme offered to Year 5 pupils in receipt of Pupil Premium. [...] Horizons is a 12-week programme which begins during the Summer term of Year 5.View the official source. Pupil premium is extra school funding for children from lower-income families. If your child is in Year 5 now and eligible, ask the primary school whether it will put them forward.

2028 entry: Sale Grammar School: Document status (2028)Not yet published by Sale Grammar School; last checked 9 Oct 2026.The source says: Admissions Policy 2025 | Click here | | Admissions Policy 2026 | Click here | | Admissions Policy 2027 | Click hereView the official source.

The test

Trafford grammar schools consortium 11+ test
Test
Trafford grammar schools consortium 11+ test
Test date, 2029 entry
Not yet published

2027 entry (children now in Year 6)

Sale does not run a test of its own: it uses the consortium's shared entrance exam, explained in our Trafford 11+ guide.

  • Papers: Test 1 (verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning and maths) (60 minutes); Test 2 (verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning and maths) (60 minutes)Sale Grammar School 2027 entry: Stage1 papersChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Sale Grammar School.The source says: consisting of two tests, each approximately one hour in length, containing questions that assess verbal, non-verbal and mathematics skills.View the official source
  • Practice material: GL familiarisation guide for the Trafford test, linked from the 2027 entry page; Horizons familiarisation programme for Year 5 pupil premium pupilsSale Grammar School 2027 entry: FamiliarisationChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Sale Grammar School.The source says: The types of questions however, will be similar to those provided in GL's familiarisation material, available below. ... Entrance Test Familiarisation GuideView the official source
  • Missed the registration window: Late applicants are not tested until after National Offer Day (1 March 2027), for second-round offersSale Grammar School 2027 entry: Late testingChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Sale Grammar School.The source says: Late applications cannot be considered for testing and second round offers until 1st March 2027 National School Allocation Day.View the official source

A child needs 334Sale Grammar School: Qualifying rule (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Stretford Grammar School.The source says: The minimum qualifying scores for each of the schools are as follows: Altrincham Grammar School for Boys 334 Altrincham Grammar School for Girls 334 Sale Grammar School 334View the official source to qualify for Sale. What happens next, for example whether places go by distance or by score, is set out in Sale's own policy, which we have not been able to check.

What changes for 2028 entry (children now in Year 5)

2027 entry2028 entry
Test providerGL AssessmentSale Grammar School: Test family by entry year (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Sale Grammar School.The source says: The Trafford Grammar School Consortium, comprising Altrincham Grammar School for Boys, Altrincham Grammar School for Girls, Sale Grammar School, Stretford Grammar School and Urmston Grammar School, are pleased to confirm our partnership with GL Assessment.View the official sourceFSCE (Future Stories Community Enterprise)Sale Grammar School: Test family by entry year (2028)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Sale Grammar School.The source says: For entry to Year 7 in 2028, the test provider will be FSCE and the admissions test will be held in September of Year 6.View the official source
What is testedverbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning and mathsSale Grammar School 2027 entry: Stage1 subjectsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Sale Grammar School.The source says: GL will be providing test papers for the entrance exam consisting of two tests, each approximately one hour in length, containing questions that assess verbal, non-verbal and mathematics skills.View the official sourceEnglish and mathsSale Grammar School 2028 entry: Stage1 subjectsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Sale Grammar School.The source says: The new admissions test will draw on the Key Stage 2 English and mathematics national curriculum programmes of study up to the end of Year 5.View the official source
Test timingSeptember of Year 6 (September 2026)Sale Grammar School 2027 entry: Test timingChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Sale Grammar School.The source says: For entry to Year 7 in 2027, the test provider will be GL and the admissions test will be held in September 2026, as previously communicated.View the official sourceSeptember of Year 6 (September 2027)Sale Grammar School 2028 entry: Test timingChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Sale Grammar School.The source says: For entry to Year 7 in 2028, the test provider will be FSCE and the admissions test will be held in September of Year 6.View the official source
Admission rulespublished by the school; not yet checked by usSale Grammar School: Document status (2028)Not yet published by Sale Grammar School; last checked 9 Oct 2026.The source says: Admissions Policy 2025 | Click here | | Admissions Policy 2026 | Click here | | Admissions Policy 2027 | Click hereView the official source

Children now in Year 5 will be tested on Key Stage 2 English and maths, drawing on the national curriculum up to the end of Year 5Trafford: Test content2028Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Altrincham Grammar School for Girls (Trafford).The source says: The new admissions test will draw on the Key Stage 2 English and mathematics national curriculum programmes of study up to the end of Year 5.View the official source, in place of reasoning papers. Children now in Year 4 face a further change: for 2029 entry the test moves to the latter part of the summer term of Year 5Sale Grammar School 2029 entry: Test timingChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Sale Grammar School.The source says: For entry to Year 7 in 2029 onwards, the test provider will continue to be FSCE and the admissions test will be held in the latter part of the Summer Term of Year 5.View the official source. See the Trafford 11+ guide.

How the Trafford test works

Open days

All this year's events have passed

  1. Done: Sale Grammar School Open Evening (Year 7 entry 2027) (passed)

    16:30-19:30

Source: Sale Grammar School, checked

If you are refused a place

Reviews, appeals and the waiting list

General information, not legal advice.

How appeals work
Appeal via Trafford Council (School Admission Appeals pages) or request an appeal form from Trafford's Democratic Services Section, 0161 912 4221Source: Sale Grammar School, checked

General information, not legal advice.

Offers come from your home council on 1 March 2027Trafford 2027 entry: National Offer DayChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Altrincham Grammar School for Girls.The source says: All parents will be notified by their Home Authority of the outcome of their application on National Allocation Day which is the 1 March 2027.View the official source. For Sale, appeals are handled through the council: Appeal via Trafford Council (School Admission Appeals pages) or request an appeal form from Trafford's Democratic Services Section, 0161 912 4221Sale Grammar School: Appeals route (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Sale Grammar School.The source says: If you wish to exercise your right to appeal for Sale Grammar School please access the Trafford Council Website www.trafford.gov.uk (School Admissions / Related Pages / School Admission Appeals) or contact the Democratic Services Section on Telephone No. 0161 912 4221 to request an Appeal Form.View the official source. Most appeals for full schools do not succeed, so keep a realistic second choice on your form. See our Trafford 11+ guide.

Official documents and sources

11 sources, each kept as an archived copy

ExamKind is independent. We are not connected with Sale Grammar School, its council or any test provider, and nobody pays to appear on this page. How we check facts · Report an error on this page