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Altrincham College

About the school

Altrincham College is an open secondary school in Trafford.

Latest Ofsted inspection

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

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Latest inspection
19 May 2026
Published
23 June 2026
Inspection type
S5 Inspection

Published inspection outcomes

Safeguarding

Met

Inclusion

Expected standard

Curriculum and teaching

Expected standard

Achievement

Expected standard

Attendance and behaviour

Expected standard

Personal development and wellbeing

Strong standard

Post-16 provision

Strong standard

Leadership and governance

Expected standard

Previous inspection framework

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

Overall effectiveness

Good

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership and management

Good

Safeguarding

Yes

Early years

Not applicable

Sixth form

Good

Results and school context

GCSE and key stage 4

174 pupils

Attainment 8

School
48.5
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
48.30%
Trafford
63.90%
England
45.40%

English and maths grade 4+

School
69.00%
Trafford
79.20%
England
64.80%

EBacc entry

School
28.70%
Trafford
50.30%
England
40.50%

EBacc average point score

School
4.19
Trafford
5.24
England
4.09

A levels and sixth form

44 A-level students

Average A-level grade

School
C+

Average A-level points

School
34.5

AAB or better

School
10.70%

Pupil context and attendance

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

Pupils on roll

982

Girls

50.51%

Boys

49.49%

SEN support

12.93%

Education, health and care plan

2.75%

English as an additional language

12.60%

Eligible for free school meals in the past six years

29.38%

Overall absence

7.44

Persistent absence

20.58

Pupil destinations

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

After Key Stage 4

Cohort

176

Sustained education or employment

94%

Education

88%

Apprenticeship

2%

Employment

3%

Not sustained

3%

After 16–18 study

Cohort

70

Sustained education or employment

73%

Higher education

43%

Further education

1%

Apprenticeship

6%

Employment

23%

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