Urmston Grammar Academy is a secondary school located in Manchester. 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 06/11/2008. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.4%, which is 0.6 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Newton Road, Manchester, M41 5UG
Website: http://www.urmstongrammar.org.uk/
Telephone: 01617482875
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Trafford
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Riffat Wall
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Selective
Unique reference: 136297

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 06/11/2008

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1000
Number of Pupils: 1060
Number of Boys: 590
Number of Girls: 470

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.2% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: 0.16 Confidence interval -0.05 to 0.37
Of the 150 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 143 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:76%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:98%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:91%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:70
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:6.65
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Urmston Primary School
Wycliffe Road, Urmston M41 5AH
128 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4English Martyrs' RC Primary School
Wycliffe Road, Urmston M41 5AH
271 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Mary's CofE Primary School
Cornhill Rd, Davyhulme M41 5TJ
723 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Our Lady of the Rosary RC Primary School
Davyhulme Road, Davyhulme M41 7DS
818 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Davyhulme Primary School
Canterbury Road, Davyhulme M41 0RX
827 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Urmston Grammar Academy
Newton Road, Urmston M41 5UG
0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Flixton Girls School
Flixton Road, Trafford M41 5DR
735 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
- not ratedSt Antony's Roman Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
Bradfield Road, Urmston M41 9PD
1,719 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Lostock High School
Selby Road, Stretford M32 9PL
2,278 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Wellacre Technology Academy
Irlam Road, Flixton M41 6AP
2,496 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedAbbotsford Preparatory School
211 Flixton Road, Urmston M41 5PR
841 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Egerton High School
Kingsway Park, Urmston M41 7FZ
1,696 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Orchards
Audley Avenue, M32 9TG
2,028 yd Free schools special Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Delamere School
Irlam Road, Flixton M41 6AP
2,608 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Manor Academy Sale
Manor Avenue, M33 5JX
3,168 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.