William Hulme's Grammar School

Type Other schools / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 3-18
Religion Christian
Address Spring Bridge Road
Manchester
M16 8PR
Phone 01612262054
Reference Number 135296

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1611
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 56.8%
Girls: 43.2%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 33.1%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 63.1%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 22.7
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 30
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 30

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 26 34 60
2 35 25 60
3 35 25 60
4 31 29 60
5 32 28 60
6 32 28 60
7 105 75 180
8 114 67 181
9 108 75 183
10 110 73 183
11 105 74 179
12 65 55 120
13 63 51 114

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
Pakistani 40.2%
African 14.9%
White, British 6%
Indian 4.9%
Mixed, Other 3.8%
White, Other 2.2%
White & Asian 2.2%
Caribbean 1.7%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.6%
Asian, Other 1.6%
Chinese 1.1%
White & Black (African) 1%
Unclassified 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Inspection Date 2019-06-10
Date Description Report
2019-05-14 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2018-03-06 Short inspection Short inspection
2014-04-23 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2013-01-15 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2010-06-22 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2009-10-20 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2008-10-02 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 52% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 64.2% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 28.47 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 27.94 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C C+ C+
Average Grade (best 3) C- B- C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 8.2% Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 65% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 5% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 106 Unlock Unlock
Maths 105 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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Writing -0.1 Unlock Unlock
Maths 2.4 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 57 0
Third Preference 31 0
From another Local Authority 2 0

Previous Years

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 301 19
Third Preference 236 8
From another Local Authority 88 5

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Destinations after GCSE's

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