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Altrincham Grammar School for Boys

About the school

Altrincham Grammar School for Boys is a boys' grammar school in Altrincham, Greater Manchester, England.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.

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Latest inspection
27 September 2022
Published
10 November 2022
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Latest outcome
Outstanding

Previous inspection framework

These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.

Overall effectiveness

Outstanding

Quality of education

Outstanding

Behaviour and attitudes

Outstanding

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership and management

Outstanding

Safeguarding

Yes

Early years

Not applicable

Sixth form

Outstanding

Results and school context

GCSE and key stage 4

202 pupils

Attainment 8

School
78.5
Trafford
57.9
England
46.1

Progress 8

The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.

School
N/A
Trafford
N/A
England
N/A

English and maths grade 5+

School
98.50%
Trafford
63.90%
England
45.40%

English and maths grade 4+

School
100.00%
Trafford
79.20%
England
64.80%

EBacc entry

School
53.00%
Trafford
50.30%
England
40.50%

EBacc average point score

School
7.21
Trafford
5.24
England
4.09

A levels and sixth form

201 A-level students

Average A-level grade

School
A-

Average A-level points

School
45.54

AAB or better

School
54.70%

Pupil context and attendance

DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.

Pupils on roll

1421

Girls

0.00%

Boys

100.00%

SEN support

7.60%

Education, health and care plan

0.49%

English as an additional language

48.80%

Eligible for free school meals in the past six years

5.72%

Overall absence

4.51

Persistent absence

8.41

Pupil destinations

DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.

After Key Stage 4

Cohort

178

Sustained education or employment

99%

Education

99%

Apprenticeship

0%

Employment

0%

Not sustained

0%

After 16–18 study

Cohort

201

Sustained education or employment

90%

Higher education

75%

Further education

0%

Apprenticeship

4%

Employment

11%

Admissions

The school is a fully selective non-fee paying grammar school with admission via an entrance exam. Its previous status as a foundation school allowed for a degree of independence from the local education authority, until in 2011, under the government's education reforms, it attained Academy status.

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