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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Outstanding | Good | Requires improvement | Inadequate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good | |||
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good | |||
| Personal development | Good | |||
| Leadership and management | Good |
Inspection history
- 13 November 2024Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 3 December 2019Graded 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 entry464 applications · 196 places offered · 176 named it first
- 2026 2.4; Trafford median median 3.1
- 2025 2.6; Trafford median median 2.7
- 2024 2.7; Trafford median median 2.6
- 2023 2.5; Trafford median median 2.8
- 2022 2.6; Trafford median median 2.6
- 2021 2.2; Trafford median median 3.4
- 2020 2.1; Trafford median median 2.5
- 2019 2.2; Trafford median median 2.8
- 2018 2.4; Trafford median median 2.6
- 2017 2.5; Trafford median median 2.9
- 2016 2.4; Trafford median median 2.4
- 2015 2.6; Trafford median median 2.5
- 2014 2.5; Trafford median median 2.5
- This school
- Trafford median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
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 | 196 | 464 | 2.4 | 176 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2025 | 194 | 503 | 2.6 | 180 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2024 | 205 | 546 | 2.7 | 189 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2023 | 200 | 504 | 2.5 | 210 | 1.05 |
| Sep 2022 | 190 | 489 | 2.6 | 183 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2021 | 189 | 422 | 2.2 | 119 | 0.63 |
| Sep 2020 | 189 | 397 | 2.1 | 153 | 0.81 |
| Sep 2019 | 191 | 411 | 2.2 | 154 | 0.81 |
| Sep 2018 | 190 | 459 | 2.4 | 144 | 0.76 |
| Sep 2017 | 185 | 459 | 2.5 | 145 | 0.78 |
| Sep 2016 | 171 | 407 | 2.4 | 142 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2015 | 156 | 403 | 2.6 | 122 | 0.78 |
| Sep 2014 | 160 | 406 | 2.5 | 131 | 0.82 |
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.) | 187 | 46.5 | 44% | 62% | – |
| 2024/25 | 185 | 44.4 | 37% | 63% | – |
| 2023/24 | 182 | 47.3 | 45% | 70% | +0.07 |
| 2022/23 | 182 | 46.3 | 42% | 63% | +0.20 |
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 High SchoolThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20242.4applications per place 46.5Attainment 8
- 1.5 km · TraffordRemains Good · improving20247.3applications per place 75.5Attainment 8 Selective
- 2.0 km · SalfordGood202339.0Attainment 8
- 2.1 km · Salford20251.4applications per place 35.8Attainment 8
- 2.4 km · Trafford20262.3applications per place 37.4Attainment 8
- 3.0 km · Manchester20253.2applications per place 54.5Attainment 8
- 3.0 km · TraffordRequires improvement20242.5applications per place 44.3Attainment 8
- 3.2 km · ManchesterGood20233.3applications per place 47.2Attainment 8
- 3.3 km · ManchesterImproved significantly20255.9applications per place 49.7Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
School details
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 106370 · 358/4028
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,000 pupils · 1,000 on roll
- Free school meals
- 46.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Address
- Great Stone Road, Stretford, Manchester, M32 0XA
- Local authority
- Trafford
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources