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Loreto Grammar School
Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Dunham Road, Altrincham WA14 4AH · loretogrammar.co.uk · 0161 928 3703
On the mapSearch near WA14 4AH
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 73.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Trafford 57.9, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,075
- 41 over 1,034 places · 104%
- Local authority
- Trafford
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Selective
- Free school meals
- 5.5%
- First language not English
- 14.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 258 families put the school first and 160 places were offered; 59% 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 | 160 | 258 | 1.6▲ | 59% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 159 | 263 | 1.7▲ | 58% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 165 | 223 | 1.4▲ | 71% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 160 | 239 | 1.5▲ | 66% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 150 | 180 | 1.2▲ | 79% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 73.7, and 92.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Trafford it was 57.9, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B+ (43.6 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲73.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲92.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲97.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲80.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲6.90 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 82.2 | +12.7 |
| Sixth form college | 14 | −9.4 |
| Further education | 3.2 | +2.6 |
| Employment | 0.6 | −0.7 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 137 students | B+ (43.6) | Average +0.09 | |
| 138 students | B+ (43.5) | Average +0.07 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 99 | A- (46.1) | +0.27 |
| 2022/23 | 141 | B+ (42.6) | — |
| 2021/22 | 135 | A- (46) | — |
| 2018/19 | 125 | B+ (42.4) | +0.01 |
| 2017/18 | 143 | B (39.5) | -0.04 |
| 2016/17 | 138 | B (39) | -0.08 |
| 2015/16 | 121 | B (40.4) | +0.03 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 85.3 | +11.8 |
| Further education | 1 | +0.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 1 | +0.3 |
| Employment | 9.8 | −5.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2 | −3.1 |
| Activity not captured | 1 | −3.4 |
Ofsted
Loreto Grammar School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 28 September 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 28 Sept 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Oct 2008
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding Dec 2005Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (200 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 200
- 19% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 56% who raised concerns
based on the 22% who had a child bullied
based on 24 parents (12%) with SEND