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Sale Grammar School
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Sale Grammar School catchment area

Sale · co-educational grammar school · ages 11 to 18
Admissions
Catchment area
(distance priority)
Intake
Co-educational · ages 11 to 18
11+ test
Trafford Consortium (CEM-style/GL)
Year 7 places
190
Location
Marsland Rd, Sale M33 3NH
Website
salegrammar.co.uk
Catchment, explained

How catchment works at Sale Grammar School

Sale Grammar School draws its intake using a designated catchment or distance priority around Sale. To be considered your child first needs to pass Trafford Consortium (CEM-style/GL), which makes them eligible but does not guarantee a place.

Qualify on the test (334+), then ranked: looked-after, up to 15 pupil-premium, priority-area applicants, then all others by straight-line distance. The qualifying distance shifts every year with demand, so a postcode that was inside the catchment one year can fall outside it the next.

Bottom line: for Sale Grammar School, both things matter, your child must pass the 11+, and you generally need to live close enough to clear that year's distance cut-off.
Grammar schools near Sale
Trafford
Nearby options

Other grammar schools near Sale

Stretford Grammar School
Stretford · Catchment area
2.0 miles away
Loreto Grammar School
Altrincham · Catchment area
2.6 miles away
Urmston Grammar
Urmston · Part-catchment
2.9 miles away
Altrincham Grammar School for Girls
Altrincham · Catchment area
3.1 miles away
Altrincham Grammar School for Boys
Altrincham · Catchment area
3.2 miles away
St Ambrose College
Hale Barns · Catchment area
3.7 miles away
Applying

Sitting the 11+ for Sale Grammar School

1

Register

Sign up for Trafford Consortium (CEM-style/GL) with the school or local authority, usually by early summer before Year 6 begins.

2

Sit the test

Your child takes the test in September of Year 6. Results follow in October, before the 31 October secondary application deadline.

3

Get your place

Pass, then your home distance decides. List Sale schools by preference on the application.

FAQs

Sale Grammar School catchment, your questions answered

Does Sale Grammar School have a catchment area?+
Yes. After passing, a priority admission area (M33 and Trafford M23/WA14/WA15) is favoured, then places go by distance.
Is Sale Grammar School super-selective?+
No. Sale Grammar School is a selective grammar with a catchment or distance priority, so both a qualifying mark and your home address affect whether you get a place.
How is the catchment for Sale Grammar School measured?+
Qualify on the test (334+), then ranked: looked-after, up to 15 pupil-premium, priority-area applicants, then all others by straight-line distance. Distances are normally measured in a straight line from your home to the school, and the cut-off moves each year with demand.
What test does my child sit for Sale Grammar School?+
Children applying to Sale Grammar School sit Trafford Consortium (CEM-style/GL), usually at the start of Year 6. Register with the school or local authority before the summer deadline in Year 5.
How many places does Sale Grammar School offer?+
Sale Grammar School admits 190 pupils into Year 7 each year. With far more qualifiers than places, the score needed in practice is well above the basic pass mark.
Can we apply to Sale Grammar School from outside the area?+
Yes, you can always apply. In quieter years out-of-area children are offered places, but in-catchment families take priority, so it is less predictable.
Does passing the 11+ guarantee a place at Sale Grammar School?+
No. Passing qualifies your child, the place then depends on the admissions priorities, most often home-to-school distance.
When do we register for the Trafford Consortium (CEM-style/GL)?+
Registration usually opens in the spring or early summer of Year 5 and closes before the test, which is sat in September of Year 6. Results come back in October, the secondary application deadline is 31 October, and offers are sent on national offer day, 1 March. Always confirm the exact dates with Sale Grammar School or your local authority.

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Catchment and admissions details change every year. This page is an indicative guide for parents, always confirm the current catchment area, distances, places and test arrangements directly with Sale Grammar School and your local authority before applying.