Altrincham College
Academy converter · sixth form · 973 pupils
88% stayed in education · Attainment 8 48.5
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Urmston Grammar Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 1,137of 1,097 places
- Free school meals
- 7.3%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 152
- Ofsted
- Good, 24 May 2022Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Urmston Grammar School (URN 106369, until 1 September 2010).
What the data says
Of the 151 pupils who finished Year 11 at Urmston Grammar Academy in 2023, 64% stayed on in Urmston Grammar Academy’s own sixth form (Trafford average 42%), 6% went to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.
Among the 175 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 63% went to university (Trafford 38%, England 37%), and 41% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were well above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 71.7 against 46.1 across England and 57.9 in Trafford, with 95% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%) — as a selective grammar school, Urmston Grammar Academy admits pupils by test at 11, which drives these figures.
German is unusually popular at GCSE: 41% of the year group took it, against 5% of pupils across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Trafford and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Urmston Grammar Academy | Trafford | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 151 | 3,338 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 99% | 95% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 99% | 92% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 64% | 42% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 28% | 20% | 13% |
| — further education college | 6% | 27% | 37% |
| — other education | 2% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 2% | 3% |
| Employment | 0% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 1% | 3% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 0% | 2% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Urmston Grammar Academy | Trafford | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 175 | 3,906 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 84% | 80% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 63% | 38% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 41% | 30% | 19% |
| Further education | 2% | 8% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 7% | 7% |
| Employment | 17% | 27% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 10% | 14% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Urmston Grammar Academy | Trafford | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 71.7 | 57.9 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 95% | 64% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 99% | 79% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 97% | 50% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 7.03 | 5.24 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 13% | 19% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 65.3 | 40.0 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 72.7 | 62.1 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 9% | 18% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 152 | 100% | 88% | 76% | 22% | 100% |
| English Language | 152 | 100% | 89% | 53% | 20% | 99% |
| English Literature | 151 | 99% | 86% | 48% | 21% | 97% |
| Religious Studies | 150 | 99% | 31% | 55% | 32% | 94% |
| Combined Science | 93 | 61% | 65% | 60% | 9% | 99% |
| Geography | 93 | 61% | 41% | 73% | 25% | 98% |
| French | 89 | 59% | 18% | 62% | 29% | 98% |
| History | 69 | 45% | 41% | 68% | 26% | 99% |
| Business Studies | 69 | 45% | 18% | 65% | 20% | 99% |
| German | 62 | 41% | 5% | 42% | 33% | 97% |
| Physics | 59 | 39% | 23% | 76% | 46% | 100% |
| Biology | 59 | 39% | 23% | 75% | 45% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 59 | 39% | 23% | 73% | 47% | 100% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 49 | 32% | 8% | 86% | 21% | 100% |
| Computer Science | 30 | 20% | 13% | 50% | 30% | 93% |
| Fine Art | 27 | 18% | 9% | 48% | 28% | 96% |
| Physical Education | 22 | 14% | 11% | 45% | 24% | 95% |
| Music | 12 | 8% | 5% | 67% | 33% | 100% |
| Design and Technology | 12 | 8% | 11% | 42% | 23% | 92% |
| Drama | 3 | 2% | 7% | — | 27% | — |
| Turkish | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
| Statistics | 1 | 1% | 5% | — | 20% | — |
| Citizenship Studies | 1 | 1% | 3% | — | 19% | — |
| Chinese | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Urmston Grammar Academy | Trafford | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 372 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 179 | 1,595 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B | B | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 41.29 | 41.10 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B | B | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 30% | 34% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 87 | 49% | 20% |
| Mathematics | 83 | 46% | 31% |
| Chemistry | 76 | 42% | 17% |
| Psychology | 48 | 27% | 23% |
| Business Studies | 36 | 20% | 13% |
| Physics | 31 | 17% | 12% |
| History | 24 | 13% | 13% |
| Geography | 22 | 12% | 10% |
| Sociology | 21 | 12% | 13% |
| Economics | 21 | 12% | 13% |
| Computer Science | 16 | 9% | 5% |
| English Literature | 15 | 8% | 11% |
| Religious Studies | 11 | 6% | 4% |
| French | 10 | 6% | 1% |
| Politics | 7 | 4% | 6% |
| Physical Education | 7 | 4% | 3% |
| Art and Design | — | — | 1% |
| Arabic | — | — | 0% |
| English Language | — | — | 4% |
| German | — | — | 0% |
| Further Mathematics | — | — | 5% |
| Music | — | — | 0% |
| Photography | — | — | 3% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 24 | 13% | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.