Altrincham Grammar School for Boys
Secondary · Academy converter · Boys · Trafford
Marlborough Road, Altrincham, WA14 2RS
100
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 27/09/2022
Application demand
68%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
95.5%
8.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,432
Capacity used
Over capacity116%
1,231 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
68%
1st preference success rate
216 of 320 families who put it first got an offer
217
Places offered
490
Total applications
2.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 320 | 216 | ● 68% |
| 2nd preference | 67 | 1 | ● 1% |
| 3rd preference | 51 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 52 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 490 | 217 | 44% |
1st preference success by year
Trafford lets families list 5 preferences. 164 applications came from outside the council area (17 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
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Ian Dicksee
- Address
- Marlborough Road, Bowdon, Altrincham, WA14 2RS
- Phone
- 01619280858
- Local authority
- Trafford
- Ward / constituency
- Hale · Altrincham and Sale West
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136458
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 6% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 44% | — | — |
| SEN support | 7% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE HAMBLIN EDUCATION TRUST
1,432 pupils · 1,231 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
27 September 2022
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,034 pupils
Attendance
95.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
4.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
8.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
0.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.4%
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 | 79.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 1.32 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 100% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 100% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 7.37 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 47.00 | — | — |
Average grade: A- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 78.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 98.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 100% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 53% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 7.21 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 202 | — |
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 | 45.54 | 35 |
| Average grade | A- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 54.7% | 17% |
| A-level students | 201 | — |
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 | 203 | 90% | 100% | 100% | |
| English Language | 202 | 70% | 98% | 100% | |
| English Literature | 202 | 63% | 97% | 99% | |
| Biology | 159 | 90% | 99% | 100% | |
| Physics | 159 | 89% | 99% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 159 | 88% | 99% | 100% | |
| Computer Science | 82 | 90% | 100% | 100% | |
| Spanish | 80 | 68% | 89% | 95% | |
| Economics | 68 | 72% | 96% | 99% | |
| Geography | 65 | 83% | 97% | 100% | |
| Physical Education | 62 | 81% | 98% | 100% | |
| History | 61 | 84% | 93% | 98% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 152 | 31% | 67% | 84% | |
| Chemistry | 101 | 23% | 62% | 80% | |
| Physics | 90 | 17% | 48% | 78% | |
| Biology | 59 | 27% | 56% | 76% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 47 | 19% | 64% | 79% | |
| Economics | 39 | 21% | 59% | 85% | |
| Computer Science | 30 | 10% | 53% | 83% | |
| Geology | 22 | 32% | 64% | 86% | |
| History | 15 | 33% | 80% | 100% | |
| Geography | 13 | 15% | 23% | 69% | |
| Business Studies | 12 | 25% | 50% | 83% | |
| Spanish | 10 | 20% | 80% | 100% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 10213: Altrincham Grammar School for Boys
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 35 |
| 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.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 74% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 3% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 75% | — | — |
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.
Loading prices…
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.