Altrincham Grammar School for Boys is a secondary school located in Altrincham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding, quality of education is good. The school inspection was carried out on 22/11/2007. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.8%, which is 0.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Marlborough Road, Altrincham, WA14 2RS
Website: www.agsb.co.uk
Telephone: 01619280858
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Trafford
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Graeme Wright
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Selective
Unique reference: 136458

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 22/11/2007

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Boys
School Capacity: 1231
Number of Pupils: 1317
Number of Boys: 1317
Number of Girls: 0

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.3% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Above Average: 0.85 Confidence interval 0.63 to 1.07
Of the 170 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 130 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:62%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:99%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:97%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:78
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:7.24
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bowdon CofE Primary School
Grange Road , Bowdon WA14 3EX
4out of 4 602 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Stamford Park Primary School
Cedar Road , Hale WA15 9JB
3out of 4 1,086 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Bollin Primary School
Apsley Grove , Bowdon WA14 3AH
1out of 4 1,146 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Altrincham CofE (Aided) Primary School
Townfield Road , WA14 4DS
2out of 4 1,684 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Vincent's Catholic Primary School
Orchard Road , WA15 8EY
4out of 4 1,765 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Altrincham Grammar School for Boys
Marlborough Road , Bowdon WA14 2RS
4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Altrincham Grammar School for Girls
Cavendish Road , Bowdon WA14 2NL
4out of 4 882 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
North Cestrian School
Dunham Road , WA14 4AJ
3out of 4 1,467 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Loreto Grammar School
Dunham Road , WA14 4AH
4out of 4 1,496 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College
Urban Road , WA15 8HT
4out of 4 1,529 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Altrincham Preparatory School
Marlborough Road , Bowdon WA14 2RR
- not rated 184 yd Other independent school Yes Boys More About School
Bowdon Preparatory School for Girls
Ashley Road , WA14 2LT
- not rated 617 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
Hale Preparatory School
Broomfield Lane , Hale WA15 9AS
- not rated 777 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Loreto Preparatory School
Dunham Road , WA14 4GZ
- not rated 1,520 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
St Ambrose Prep School
Wicker Lane , Hale Barns WA15 0HF
- not rated 2,637 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.