Springfield Primary School
Springfield Road, Sale, M33 7XS
680 pupils · 100% of 682 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Trafford
- Free school meals
- 9.7%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 24 February 2026, published 26 April 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 80% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 14% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.04 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 89 | 93 | 329 | 89 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 90 | 100 | 341 | 90 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 89 | 111 | 354 | 89 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 90 | 117 | 370 | 90 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 90 | 115 | 381 | 90 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 90 | 108 | 399 | 90 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 90 | 91 | 442 | 90 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 89 | 82 | 395 | 89 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St Mary's CofE Primary School 0.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Park Road Sale Primary School 0.9 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- St Anne's CofE Primary School 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Templemoor Infant and Nursery School 1.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Brooklands Primary School 1.2 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.