Altrincham Grammar School for Girls

Type Secondary
Age Range 11-18
Religion Unknown
Address Cavendish Road
Bowdon
Altrincham
Cheshire
WA14 2NL
Phone 01619125912
Reference Number 137289

Description

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Altrincham Grammar School for Girls, located at WA14 2NL, is a renowned educational institution with a strong tradition in academics and accomplishments. As a maintained school, it provides high-quality education from secondary level to GCSE and A-Level examinations. The school is committed to fostering a competitive application to prestigious institutions, such as Oxford, as demonstrated by its selection criteria. Altrincham Grammar School for Girls strives to nurture potential in students and support their academic achievements through the university application process. As of the latest data, the school achieved impressive results with 16% of students earning A* grades, 53% obtaining A* to A, and 80% achieving A* to B in their A-Level exams.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1389

Year Groups

Year Number of pupils
7 202
8 204
9 209
10 200
11 204
12 176
13 194

Ofsted Rating Outstanding
Last Inspection Date 2022-12-05
Date Description Report
2022-10-11 School inspection: School inspection:
2012-02-14 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
Previously as Altrincham Grammar School for Girls
2008-09-18 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-09-24 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2005-11-09 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2000-10-10 Full inspection Full inspection

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)
82.2 Upgrade Upgrade

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 99% Upgrade Upgrade
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 100% Upgrade Upgrade

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)
1.06 Upgrade Upgrade

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:

GCSE Results

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.

2023 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference Upgrade Upgrade
Second Preference 104 1
Third Preference 48 1
From another Local Authority 134 43

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Students getting 5 or more GCSE's at grade 9-4 (A-C)

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