Stretford Grammar School
Secondary · Foundation school · Mixed · Trafford
Granby Road, Manchester, M32 8JB
100
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
No graded inspection
Application demand
41%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
96.1%
4.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
956
Capacity used
Over capacity120%
798 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
41%
1st preference success rate
135 of 333 families who put it first got an offer
173
Places offered
1297
Total applications
7.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 333 | 135 | ● 41% |
| 2nd preference | 339 | 31 | ● 9% |
| 3rd preference | 303 | 5 | ● 2% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 322 | 2 | ● 1% |
| Total | 1297 | 173 | 13% |
1st preference success by year
Trafford lets families list 5 preferences. 476 applications came from outside the council area (80 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Elizabeth Baxter (Acting Headteacher)
- Address
- Granby Road, Stretford, Manchester, M32 8JB
- Phone
- 01618652293
- Local authority
- Trafford
- Ward / constituency
- Longford · Stretford and Urmston
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 106368
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 17% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 33% | — | — |
| SEN support | 6% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
956 pupils · 798 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
21 March 2024
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 801 pupils
Attendance
96.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
3.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
4.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
0.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.3%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 73.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.80 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 98% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 99% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 6.93 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 41.32 | — | — |
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 | 74.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 95.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 100% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 42.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.72 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 160 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
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 | 41.01 | 35 |
| Average grade | B | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 30.6% | 17% |
| A-level students | 72 | — |
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 | 160 | 73% | 99% | 100% | |
| English Language | 160 | 63% | 96% | 99% | |
| English Literature | 160 | 62% | 93% | 100% | |
| Religious Studies | 158 | 68% | 99% | 100% | |
| Geography | 118 | 68% | 97% | 98% | |
| Biology | 113 | 79% | 99% | 100% | |
| Physics | 113 | 72% | 96% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 113 | 66% | 96% | 100% | |
| Computer Science | 68 | 81% | 97% | 99% | |
| Business | 58 | 55% | 95% | 100% | |
| History | 51 | 41% | 86% | 94% | |
| Combined Science | 47 | 66% | 98% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 39 | 18% | 51% | 72% | |
| Chemistry | 34 | 12% | 44% | 71% | |
| Biology | 21 | 19% | 57% | 81% | |
| Physics | 20 | 10% | 40% | 65% | |
| Psychology | 19 | 11% | 26% | 74% | |
| English Language | 11 | 0% | 18% | 55% | |
| Religious Studies | 11 | 9% | 36% | 73% | |
| Economics | 10 | 0% | 20% | 30% | |
| English Literature | 10 | 20% | 40% | 80% | |
| Computer Science | 9 | 11% | 44% | 67% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 9 | 22% | 44% | 78% | |
| Business Studies | 8 | 25% | 63% | 75% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 11615: Stretford Grammar School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 6 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | 0% |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
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.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 58% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 3% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 58% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Trafford council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
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.