Springfield Primary School
Springfield Road, Sale, M33 7XS
Ofsted Outstanding
Inspected November 2021
Oversubscribed
87% of first-choice applicants offered a place
80%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Outstanding
Inspected November 2021
87%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed
Latest data: 2024/25
Ofsted RatingInspected 16 November 2021Full report ↗
Outstanding
From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.
Rated Outstanding across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.
SATs Results (2024/25)
End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.
Reading, Writing & Maths combinedⓘReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
80.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)ⓘHigher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
14.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 89%·Writing 83%·Maths 90%→All three 80%
Reading
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75%
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Writing
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75%
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Maths
0%
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75%
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Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average
How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)
This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
- How many places were offered?
- 90
- How many families wanted this school first?
- 100
- How many got their first choice?
- 87of 100 (87.0%)
- How many applied in total?
- 341
Pupils & Inclusion
Eligible for pupil premium
9.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageⓘEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
39.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportⓘSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
27.0%
Boys and girls
52%girls·48%boys
351 girls, 327 boys
Location
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Results Over Time
→ Peaked at 93% (2018/19), currently 80%
* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.
Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.
View raw year-by-year data
| Year | Reading, Writing & Maths (expected %) | Exceeding expected (%) | Reading Progress | Writing Progress | Maths Progress |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 85.0% | 7.0% | +2.7 | -0.9 | +3.4 |
| 2016/17 | 87.0% | 13.0% | +1.6 | -0.3 | +4.0 |
| 2017/18 | 84.0% | 19.0% | +2.1 | +1.1 | +2.7 |
| 2018/19 | 93.0% | 33.0% | +3.9 | +2.3 | +4.7 |
| 2022/23 | 80.0% | 16.0% | +2.3 | -0.3 | +3.6 |
| 2023/24 | 81.0% | 14.0% | - | - | - |
| 2024/25 | 80.0% | 14.0% | - | - | - |