Altrincham Grammar School for GirlsLoreto Grammar School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Altrincham.

Summary of the comparison

Altrincham Grammar School for Girls and Loreto Grammar School are secondary schools in Altrincham.

  • Altrincham Grammar School for Girls scores 89 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional) and Loreto Grammar School scores 88 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional). Altrincham Grammar School for Girls is ahead on our composite score.

  • Altrincham Grammar School for Girls was judged Outstanding and Loreto Grammar School was judged Outstanding.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 80.6 for Altrincham Grammar School for Girls and 73.7 for Loreto Grammar School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Altrincham Grammar School for Girls (85.0 in 2021-22, 80.6 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Loreto Grammar School (76.3 in 2021-22, 73.7 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Altrincham Grammar School for Girls versus Loreto Grammar School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure AltrinchamAltrincham Grammar School for GirlsAltrinchamLoreto Grammar SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreA89/100Stronger figureA88/100
Local ranking2nd of 18 in Trafford Stronger figure3rd of 18 in Trafford
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingOfsted: Outstanding
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderGirls Girls
Pupils on roll1,384 1,072
Capacity1,370 1,041
LocationAltrincham, WA14 2NL Altrincham, WA14 4AH
GCSE results
Attainment 880.6 Stronger figure73.7 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths100.0% Stronger figure92.4% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths100.0% Stronger figure97.5% 64.8%
Entering EBacc99.5% Stronger figure80.9% 40.5%
EBacc average point score8.01 Stronger figure6.90 4.09
Cohort208 157
A-level results
A-level entries176 137
A-level average points48.9 Stronger figure43.6 35.0
A-level average gradeA B+
Best 3 A-levels points49.0 Stronger figure43.4 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects62.4% Stronger figure33.6% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,384 1,072
Free school meals (ever 6)6.3% 5.5%
English as an additional language25.4% 14.6%
SEN support5.2% 1.4%
SEN with an EHC plan0.1% 0.4%
Attendance
Overall absence4.9% 3.9% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence11.4% 5.1% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

A-level average points

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Altrincham Grammar School for Girls

Loreto Grammar School

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