This schoolOther secondary schools in TraffordSelective
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 21 March 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)
- 22 April 2015Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry1,236 applications · 170 places offered · 263 named it first
SelectiveApplications include children who did not pass the entrance test.
- 2026 7.3; Trafford median median 3.1
- 2025 7.5; Trafford median median 2.7
- 2024 6.7; Trafford median median 2.6
- 2023 6.6; Trafford median median 2.8
- 2022 6.6; Trafford median median 2.6
- 2021 9.4; Trafford median median 3.4
- 2020 7.1; Trafford median median 2.5
- 2019 6.7; Trafford median median 2.8
- 2018 6.1; Trafford median median 2.6
- 2017 6.6; Trafford median median 2.9
- 2016 5.5; Trafford median median 2.4
- 2015 6.9; Trafford median median 2.5
- 2014 6.4; Trafford median median 2.5
- This school
- Trafford median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
Selective: register for the entrance test with the school first, usually by the summer before (dates vary). Dates
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 170 | 1,236 | 7.3 | 263 | 1.55 |
| Sep 2025 | 173 | 1,297 | 7.5 | 333 | 1.92 |
| Sep 2024 | 174 | 1,158 | 6.7 | 223 | 1.28 |
| Sep 2023 | 173 | 1,141 | 6.6 | 299 | 1.73 |
| Sep 2022 | 173 | 1,146 | 6.6 | 301 | 1.74 |
| Sep 2021 | 171 | 1,610 | 9.4 | 339 | 1.98 |
| Sep 2020 | 173 | 1,228 | 7.1 | 301 | 1.74 |
| Sep 2019 | 171 | 1,142 | 6.7 | 290 | 1.70 |
| Sep 2018 | 168 | 1,023 | 6.1 | 231 | 1.38 |
| Sep 2017 | 131 | 869 | 6.6 | 168 | 1.28 |
| Sep 2016 | 155 | 850 | 5.5 | 307 | 1.98 |
| Sep 2015 | 123 | 844 | 6.9 | 287 | 2.33 |
| Sep 2014 | 126 | 812 | 6.4 | 273 | 2.17 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 159 | 75.5 | 99% | 100% | – |
| 2024/25 | 160 | 74.4 | 96% | 100% | – |
| 2023/24 | 158 | 73.8 | 98% | 99% | +0.80 |
| 2022/23 | 159 | 72.1 | 95% | 99% | +0.60 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Stretford Grammar SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good · improving20247.3applications per place 75.5Attainment 8 Selective
- 1.5 km · TraffordStandards maintained20242.4applications per place 46.5Attainment 8
- 2.4 km · Manchester20253.2applications per place 54.5Attainment 8
- 2.5 km · Trafford20262.3applications per place 37.4Attainment 8
- 2.7 km · ManchesterRequires improvement20243.3applications per place 42.3Attainment 8
- 2.7 km · TraffordRequires improvement20242.5applications per place 44.3Attainment 8
- 2.7 km · ManchesterGood20233.3applications per place 47.2Attainment 8
- 3.1 km · TraffordOutstanding20225.6applications per place 75.5Attainment 8 Selective
- 3.3 km · ManchesterImproved significantly20255.9applications per place 49.7Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 106368 · 358/4025
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Capacity
- 798 pupils · 956 on roll
- Free school meals
- 17.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Address
- Granby Road, Stretford, Manchester, M32 8JB
- Local authority
- Trafford
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources