William Hulme's Grammar School
About the school
William Hulme's Grammar School is an open all-through school in Manchester.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 18 June 2025
- Published
- 9 July 2025
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- Improved significantly
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 51.9
- Manchester
- 44.8
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Manchester
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 56.60%
- Manchester
- 41.30%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 77.50%
- Manchester
- 61.30%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 51.10%
- Manchester
- 46.70%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.76
- Manchester
- 4.01
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C
Average A-level points
- School
- 30.45
AAB or better
- School
- 10.30%
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 72%
- Manchester
- 58%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 8%
- Manchester
- 5%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 92%
- Manchester
- 72%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 73%
- Manchester
- 67%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 85%
- Manchester
- 72%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 85%
- Manchester
- 72%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 35%
- Manchester
- 30%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 85%
- Manchester
- 77%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 108
- Manchester
- 105
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 107
- Manchester
- 104
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 107
- Manchester
- 105
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1590
Girls
43.08%
Boys
56.92%
SEN support
12.01%
Education, health and care plan
4.34%
English as an additional language
61.40%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
40.91%
Overall absence
6.4
Persistent absence
16.7
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
180
Sustained education or employment
93%
Education
90%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
4%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
101
Sustained education or employment
81%
Higher education
58%
Further education
3%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
17%