William Hulme's Grammar School is a all-through school located in Manchester. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 15/05/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is above average, progress in reading and progress in writing are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.1%, which is 0.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Spring Bridge Road, Manchester, M16 8PR
Website: www.whgs-academy.org
Telephone: 01612262054
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: All-through
Local authority: Manchester
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Peter Mulholland
Religious character: Christian
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 135296

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 15/05/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1300
Number of Pupils: 1518
Number of Boys: 824
Number of Girls: 694

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.3 Confidence interval -1.9 to 1.3
Writing
Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -2 to 0.9
Maths
Above Average: 1.5 Confidence interval 0.2 to 2.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:65%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:5%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.28 Confidence interval 0.07 to 0.49
Of the 148 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 141 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:33%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:97%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:56%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:53.3
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.63
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Martenscroft Nursery School & Children's Centre
33 Epping Street , Hulme M15 6PA 		4out of 4 2,524 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Margaret's CofE Primary School
Withington Road , Whalley Range M16 8FQ 		3out of 4 856 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Wilbraham Primary School
Platt Lane , Fallowfield M14 7FB 		3out of 4 877 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Kentigern's RC Primary
Bethnall Drive , Fallowfield M14 7ED 		4out of 4 920 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
The Divine Mercy Roman Catholic Primary School
20 Blue Moon Way , Rusholme M14 7SH 		3out of 4 1,320 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Claremont Primary School
Claremont Road , Moss Side M14 7NA 		3out of 4 1,326 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Whalley Range 11-18 High School
Wilbraham Road , Whalley Range M16 8GW 		3out of 4 390 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
CHS South
451 Mauldeth Road West , Chorlton M21 7SX 		- not rated 1,312 yd Free schools Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Chorlton High School
Nell Lane , Chorlton-Cum-Hardy M21 7SL 		3out of 4 1,612 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Manchester Academy
Moss Lane East , Moss Side M14 4PX 		2out of 4 1,767 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Loreto High School Chorlton
Nell Lane , Chorlton-Cum-Hardy M21 7SW 		3out of 4 1,792 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Loreto College
Chichester Road , Hulme M15 5PB 		- not rated 2,072 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Xaverian College
Lower Park Road , M14 5RB 		- not rated 2,234 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
William Hulme's Grammar School
Spring Bridge Road , M16 8PR 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kassim Darwish Grammar School for Boys
Hartley Hall , Alexandra Road South M16 8NH 		- not rated 274 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
St Bede's College
Alexandra Road South , Whalley Range M16 8HX 		- not rated 735 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
IncludEd
8 Alexandra Road South , Whalley Range M16 8ER 		- not rated 1,707 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Withington Girls' School
Wellington Road , Fallowfield M14 6BL 		- not rated 1,840 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Manchester High School for Girls
Grangethorpe Road , M14 6HS 		- not rated 1,890 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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