William Hulme's Grammar School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C65
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- All-through
- Location
- Manchester, M16 8PR
- Distance
- 0.4km away
Whalley Range 11-18 High School
Wilbraham Road, Whalley Range, Manchester, M16 8GW
Local ranking11th of 32 secondary schools in Manchester
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1650
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Girls
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 28 April 2022. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 52.1 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 52.0% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 66.8% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 256
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 93.0%
- Continued in education
- 91.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 4.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 78.0%
- Higher education
- 66.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 7.0%
- Not sustained
- 8.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C
Avg A-Level Grade
29.0
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
29.7
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
77
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 10.3% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 33.7
- 16-18 Cohort
- 288
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1647
- Girls
- 1712 (100%)
- Capacity
- 1650 (104% full)
- SEND
- 17.9%
- FSM Eligible
- 56.4%
- EAL
- 78.7%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.5%
- SEN Support
- 16.4%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 14.8:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 111.3
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,002/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 7.1% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 19.0% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- Asian Pakistani: 43.0%
- Other: 19.5%
- Black African: 10.5%
- Asian Other: 6.2%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 5.6%
- Asian Indian: 3.1%
- Mixed Other: 2.8%
- White British: 1.8%
43.0%
Asian Pakistani
19.5%
Other
10.5%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 141264
- UKPRN
- 10047145
- Establishment No.
- 4257
- Trust
- GREATER MANCHESTER EDUCATION TRUST
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