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William Hulme's Grammar School
All-through · Mixed · Ages 3–18 · Sponsored academy
Spring Bridge Road, Manchester M16 8PR · whgs-academy.org · 0161 226 2054
Overview
- Ofsted
- Improved significantly
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 51.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Manchester 44.8, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,542
- 242 over 1,300 places · 119%
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 41.4%
- First language not English
- 61%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 313 families put the school first and 167 places were offered; 45% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 167 | 313 | 1.9▲ | 45% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 173 | 304 | 1.8▲ | 46% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 171 | 324 | 1.9▲ | 44% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 175 | 376 | 2.1▲ | 39% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 176 | 322 | 1.8▲ | 46% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 51.9, and 56.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Manchester it was 44.8, and across England 46.
In 2024/25, 72% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 8% the higher standard. Across Manchester it was 58%, and across England 62%.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (30.5 points per entry).
Key stage 2 results
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲72% | 62% | ||
| ●8% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲51.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲56.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲77.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲51.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.76 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 40.8 | +0.8 |
| Sixth form college | 17.9 | +0.7 |
| Further education | 29.1 | −0.3 |
| Other education | 0.6 | −0.5 |
| Employment | 0.6 | −0.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5 | −2.2 |
| Activity not captured | 6.1 | +2.8 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 113 students | C (30.5) | Below average -0.18 | |
| 113 students | C (30.3) | Below average -0.20 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 114 | C (30.6) | -0.20 |
| 2022/23 | 98 | C (28.5) | — |
| 2021/22 | 101 | C+ (33.6) | — |
| 2018/19 | 64 | C+ (33) | +0.10 |
| 2017/18 | 89 | C- (27.1) | -0.04 |
| 2016/17 | 75 | C- (26.7) | -0.12 |
| 2015/16 | 85 | C- (25.3) | -0.25 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 52.5 | −18.8 |
| Further and other education | 4.2 | −0.7 |
| Further education | 1.7 | −2.3 |
| Other education | 2.5 | +1.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.8 | −0.2 |
| Employment | 16.7 | +8.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 14.2 | +5.3 |
| Activity not captured | 11.7 | +5.8 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 18 June 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for William Hulme's Grammar School was: Improved significantly.
- Outcome
- Improved significantly
- Inspected
- 17 Jun 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Mar 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Apr 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Oct 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement
What parents said
89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (45 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 89%
- Replies
- 45
- 3% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 29% who had a child bullied
based on 11 parents (24%) with SEND