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Altrincham Grammar School for Boys

Secondary · Altrincham · WA14 2RS

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Outstanding

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes: OutstandingPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: OutstandingSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 27 September 2022

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At a glance

1,432 pupils · 116% of 1,231 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
11–18
Gender
Boys
Admissions
Selective
Free school meals
5.7% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
48.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
7.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
0.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
Sixth form
Yes
Website
www.agsb.co.uk
URN
136458

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 302 families named it first for 215 Year 7 places, 1.40 first choices per place. We hold 6 Year 7 admissions rounds for it, 2021 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. Ofsted last graded it Outstanding on 27 September 2022, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.2% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Year 7 entry, September 2026

1.40 first-choice applications per place

215 places offered · 302 first-choice applications · oversubscribed

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Places for 2026 entry were decided by test scores, not distance.

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 7

Places for 2026 entry were decided by test scores, not distance.

Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

GCSE results (2024/2025)

202 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025

Attainment 8 score
78.5
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
100%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
98.5%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
7.2
England 4.1

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

A-level results (2024/2025)

A-level points per entry (England: 35 ≈ B-) A-
45.5
England 35

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Attainment 8, 2024/2025

This school78.5
Median of its 12 closest peers80.1
Trafford average58.9
England46.1

On attainment 8, this school is in line with the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedAttainment 8
Nonsuch High School for GirlsSutton · 166 miles awayStrong standard80.5
The Tiffin Girls' SchoolKingston upon Thames · 160 miles awayExceptional85.3
Dartford Grammar SchoolDartford · 171 miles awayOutstanding79.9
St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar SchoolOrpington · 173 miles awayOutstanding83.6
Upton Court Grammar SchoolSlough · 149 miles awayOutstanding79.9
The Royal Grammar School, High WycombeHigh Wycombe · 138 miles awayGood73.9
Sutton Grammar SchoolSutton · 166 miles awayGood80.3
Langley Grammar SchoolLangley · 150 miles awayStrong standard77.6
St Bernard's Catholic Grammar SchoolSlough · 149 miles awayOutstanding77.3
Aylesbury High SchoolAylesbury · 126 miles awayOutstanding74.3
Altrincham Grammar School for GirlsAltrincham · under 1 mile awayOutstanding80.6
Newstead Wood SchoolOrpington · 172 miles awayExceptional82.8

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 22% (Trafford 51%, England 59%) · Asian Indian 22% (Trafford 8%, England 4%) · Asian Chinese 14% (Trafford 6%, England 1%) · Asian Pakistani 13% (Trafford 7%, England 5%) · Any other Asian background 6% (Trafford 3%, England 3%) · Any other ethnic group 6% (Trafford 3%, England 3%) · Any other Mixed background 5% (Trafford 3%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 4% (Trafford 2%, England 2%) · Any other White background 3% (Trafford 4%, England 7%) · Black African 3% (Trafford 4%, England 5%) · Asian Bangladeshi 1% (Trafford 0%, England 2%) · Not recorded 1% (Trafford 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Trafford 1%, England 1%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.2%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
7.8%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

2.32 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, secondary schools: 21.24 suspensions and 0.23 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Trafford: 6.78 suspensions and 0.23 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
17.9
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

91% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 1% moved to another state school · 8% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, secondary academies: 0.45% vacant, 0.33% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

64.7% of teachers took sickness absence, 7.2 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £43,823; 6.2% on the leadership pay range · England, secondary schools: £53,766, 11.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£6,740
Typical secondary school£7,846

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for secondary schools in brackets: Staff 77% (77%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 3% (6%) · supplies and services 13% (11%) · educational supplies 5% (6%) · bought-in professional services 0% (1%) · catering 0% (3%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £1,052,000; in-year balance +£268,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Where pupils go after GCSEs

In sustained education, work or training
99%
Continuing in education
99%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
0%

Where students go after sixth form

To university / higher education
75%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
11%
Any sustained destination
90%

Destinations measured the year after leaving, DfE destination measures in the 2024/2025 performance tables.

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher61.5%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications6.3%18.1%
In managerial or professional work60.1%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways6.8%18.1%
Residents in very good health58.4%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier81.3%62.3%
Social housing1.8%17.1%
Privately rented16.9%20.5%
Detached houses26.7%22.9%
Flats33.3%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms49.2%21.1%
Households with no car or van10.4%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01006082 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£650,000490 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£420,000–£950,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (69)£1,250,000
Semi-detached (93)£990,000
Terraced (213)£595,000
Flat (115)£360,000

Homes around this school are among the dearest tenth of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
1an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
4an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
1an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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