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Primary · M33 · Sale

Wellfield Infant and Nursery School

Church Lane, Sale, M33 5QW

OfstedOutstanding

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedOutstanding
Attendance95.9%
AttainmentNo KS2 at this school
AdmissionsUsually oversubscribed
Pupils206

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Outstanding

Monitoring visit confirmed the previous Outstanding overall grade — see the full report for latest area judgements.

Inspection history

Improved from Good (1 Feb 2011).

  • Latest ungradedSchool remains Outstanding
  • Previous gradedGood

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

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School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in M33. Where we have them, council (Trafford) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
206
Free school meals
3.9%
12.8% below district average (16.7%)

Also: Trafford 17% · England 24.7%

SEN
12.7%
10.6% below district average (23.3%)

Also: Trafford 15.5% · England 18.2%

EAL
10.4%
14% below district average (24.4%)
Attendance
95.9%
0.5% below district average (96.4%)

Also: Trafford 95.8% · England 94.8%

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the M33 average; the darker bar is this school.

Compared with England

Persistent absence is 2024/25. England is the state-funded average. Lower persistent absence is better.

Persistent absence2024/25

9.1%

4.2% below England (13.3%)

Trends

Attendance

Autumn and spring term attendance from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN).

  • 97.4%
    2020/21
  • 94.8%
    2021/22
  • 94.5%
    2022/23
  • 95.7%
    2023/24
  • 96.3%
    2024/25

Admissions

Demand signal
Usually oversubscribed
Published capacity (GIAS)
200
Pupils on roll
206

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Trafford page.

SEN support

SEN %
12.7%
On-site provision
SEN unit · ASD, SEMH, PD, MLD

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Aug 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
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