Altrincham Grammar School for Boys, Altrincham

In 2026, pupils at Altrincham Grammar School for Boys averaged an Attainment 8 score of 79.1, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 58.2 in Trafford and 47 across England.

100% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 66% in Trafford and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 78.5.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 1.32: pupils made well above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 74.9, against 79.3 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 4.4 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 23 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Chemistry, Biology and Physics.

Altrincham Grammar School for Boys is a grammar school: places go to children who reach the required standard in its entrance test, and only then are the oversubscription criteria applied.

For September 2026 entry, 302 families put Altrincham Grammar School for Boys as their first choice and 498 named it as one of their preferences, for 215 places offered. That is 1.4 first choices for every place. 88 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Altrincham Grammar School for Boys admits pupils through an entrance test, usually called the 11-plus. Children have to be registered for it in advance, normally in the spring or summer of Year 5; the test itself is usually sat in September of Year 6, and results come out in October, before the 31 October deadline for naming secondary schools.

Passing the test makes a child eligible rather than guaranteeing a place: when more children pass than there are places, Altrincham Grammar School for Boys ranks them by the criteria in its admissions policy, which can include test score and distance. Check Trafford's admissions pages and the school's own policy for this year's registration deadline - a child who is not registered in time cannot sit the test.

Trafford has 7 state grammar schools in all, so a child who passes may have several selective schools to choose between.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Altrincham Grammar School for Boys are Altrincham Grammar School for Girls (0.5 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 77.8); North Cestrian School (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 52.9); Loreto Grammar School (0.9 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 75.2); and Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College (0.9 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 47.1).

Altrincham Grammar School for Boys's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Altrincham Grammar School for Boys is one of 2 schools run by The Hamblin Education Trust, an academy trust.

Of the 182 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 98% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 1% to a further education college and 1% to an apprenticeship.

Of the 186 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 74% went on to university or other higher education, 1% to apprenticeships and 12% into work. 75% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

5.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 46.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (42%), White British (22%) and Chinese (14%).

In 2026, 106 pupils (7.4%) received SEN support and 14 (1%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

The nearest railway station is Hale Rail Station, about 360 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Altrincham Grammar School for Boys (opposite), 40 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Altrincham Grammar School for Boys stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Altrincham Grammar School for Boys issued 33 suspensions, 2.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Altrincham Grammar School for Boys are Bowdon CofE Primary School (0.3 miles), Stamford Park Primary School (0.6 miles), Bollin Primary School (0.7 miles) and Altrincham CofE (Aided) Primary School (1 mile). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.