Hulme Grammar School
Other independent school · Mixed · Oldham
Chamber Road, Oldham, OL8 4BX
80
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
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No graded inspection
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
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No data
At a glance
Pupils on roll
579
Capacity used
Has space64%
900 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Other independent school
- Age range
- 4–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Kirsten Pankhurst
- Address
- Chamber Road, Oldham, OL8 4BX
- Phone
- 01616306158
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Ward / constituency
- Medlock Vale · Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 105745
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | — | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | 3% | — | — |
579 pupils · 900 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
No state-school Ofsted inspection on record (independent schools are often inspected by ISI).
View all Ofsted reportsGCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 56.3 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | — | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 75% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 87% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.88 | — | — |
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 40.31 | — | — |
Average grade: B (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 59.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 68.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 88.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 12.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.01 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 101 | — |
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 37.76 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 27.9% | 17% |
| A-level students | 45 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 100 | 43% | 75% | 95% | |
| English Language | 98 | 40% | 84% | 95% | |
| English Literature | 82 | 35% | 87% | 94% | |
| History | 70 | 47% | 80% | 87% | |
| Business | 66 | 35% | 71% | 88% | |
| Combined Science | 54 | 19% | 57% | 83% | |
| Physics | 45 | 64% | 100% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 45 | 78% | 100% | 100% | |
| Biology | 44 | 66% | 98% | 100% | |
| Geography | 44 | 41% | 75% | 82% | |
| Religious Studies | 32 | 53% | 91% | 100% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 23 | 30% | 96% | 96% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 25 | 12% | 48% | 60% | |
| Chemistry | 23 | 9% | 35% | 61% | |
| Biology | 21 | 10% | 33% | 48% | |
| Psychology | 18 | 6% | 17% | 44% | |
| History | 8 | 13% | 25% | 88% | |
| Physics | 8 | 13% | 38% | 75% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 7 | 0% | 14% | 29% | |
| Business Studies | 6 | 0% | 17% | 33% | |
| Economics | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Government and Politics | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Geography | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 11645: Hulme Grammar School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.