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Worthington Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Sarah Jones

location_onSale, M33 2JJ

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2020

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Students

452

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Expected Standard

68%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Worthington Primary School is a Community school primary school in Sale, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 39% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Worthington Primary School is a community school in Sale, Trafford, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 458 pupils on roll, of whom 20% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 68% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 11% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #42 of 55 primaries in Trafford and #7,286 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2020. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 68%

Reading82% LA 79%

Writing76% LA 75%

Maths79% LA 77%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 66%England 61%

Reading77% LA 79% · Eng 74%

Writing72% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths80% LA 78% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 65%England 60%

Reading86% LA 78% · Eng 73%

Writing86% LA 74% · Eng 71%

Maths81% LA 78% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.5

Read

LA 1.1

0.8 to 4.3

0.5

Write

LA 0.4

-1.2 to 2.2

1.6

Maths

LA 1.3

0.0 to 3.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

86%

LA 75%England 65%

Reading94% LA 81% · Eng 73%

Writing88% LA 84% · Eng 78%

Maths96% LA 85% · Eng 79%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.6

Read

LA 1.4

0.9 to 4.4

0.8

Write

LA 0.5

-0.8 to 2.4

2.2

Maths

LA 1.6

0.7 to 3.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

88%

LA 73%

Reading95% LA 81%

Writing88% LA 83%

Maths95% LA 81%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.2

Read

LA 0.8

2.3 to 6.1

1.2

Write

LA 0.3

-0.6 to 3

Maths

LA 1.0

1.3 to 4.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

18 March 2025

Inspection Report

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18 February 2020

Inspection Report

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16 January 2019

Inspection Report

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02 December 2014

Inspection Report

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15 January 2013

Inspection Report

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13 October 2009

Inspection Report

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22 November 2006

Inspection Report

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15 January 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2020-02-18

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2019-01-16

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-12-02

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-10-13

None Legacy

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Good

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 458 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	458	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	456	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	460	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	463	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	463	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	458	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	452	2	0.4%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	450	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	465	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	453	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	440	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	428	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	380	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	372	2	0.5%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	357	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	357	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	358	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	352	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	350	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	345	1	0.3%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	345	1	0.3%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	344	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	341	1	0.3%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	349	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	346	1	0.3%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	342	7	2.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 15 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 13 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 11 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils