Altrincham Grammar School for Girls, Altrincham

In its own words: "Founded in 1910, Altrincham Grammar School for Girls (AGGS) is proud of its long tradition of academic success, sporting and cultural achievements and caring service to the community. Currently there are 1368 on roll, including 362 in the sixth form. Every student is valued equally and encouraged to develop their potential to the full."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Founded in 1910, AGGS has educated generations of women who have gone on to lead in their communities and shape the world in which they lived. It continues to be our aim to foster the intellectual, social, creative, physical, moral and spiritual development of all our students."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, rugby, hockey, badminton, dance, drama, choir, orchestra and guitar.

Coming up: an open evening on Thursday 12 November 2026 at 6pm. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Altrincham Grammar School for Girls averaged an Attainment 8 score of 77.8, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 58.2 in Trafford and 47 across England.

98% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 66% in Trafford and 47% in England.

That is down from 80.6 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 1.01: 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 77, against 77.8 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 0.8 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Biology, Physics and Chemistry.

Altrincham Grammar School for Girls 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, 281 families put Altrincham Grammar School for Girls as their first choice and 443 named it as one of their preferences, for 209 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 76 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Altrincham Grammar School for Girls 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 Girls 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 Girls are Altrincham Grammar School for Boys (0.5 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 79.1); Loreto Grammar School (0.5 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 75.2); North Cestrian School (0.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 52.9); and Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College (0.9 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 47.1).

Altrincham Grammar School for Girls's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Altrincham Grammar School for Girls is one of 11 schools run by Bright Futures Educational Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 51.2 in 2024/25.

Of the 200 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 99% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 2% to a further education college.

Of the 170 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 81% went on to university or other higher education, 1% to apprenticeships and 7% into work. 69% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 29.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (44%), White British (20%) and Chinese (14%).

In 2026, 98 pupils (7.1%) received SEN support and 4 (0.3%) 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 910 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Margaret's Road (near), 40 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Altrincham Grammar School for Girls 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 Girls issued 23 suspensions, 1.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Altrincham Grammar School for Girls are Bowdon CofE Primary School (0.6 miles), Bollin Primary School (0.6 miles), Altrincham CofE (Aided) Primary School (0.7 miles) and Stamford Park Primary School (0.9 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.