Loreto Grammar School, Altrincham

In 2026, pupils at Loreto Grammar School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 75.2, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 58.2 in Trafford and 47 across England.

96% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 66% in Trafford and 47% in England.

That is up from 73.7 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 1.06: 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 77.5, against 75.1 for other pupils at the school.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Spanish and Combined Science.

Loreto Grammar School 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, 258 families put Loreto Grammar School as their first choice and 441 named it as one of their preferences, for 160 places offered. That is 1.6 first choices for every place. 106 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Loreto Grammar School 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, Loreto Grammar School 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 Loreto Grammar School are North Cestrian School (under 0.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 52.9); Altrincham Grammar School for Girls (0.5 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 77.8); Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College (0.7 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 47.1); and Altrincham Grammar School for Boys (0.9 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 79.1).

Loreto Grammar School's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Of the 157 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 99% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 3% to a further education college and 1% into work.

Of the 102 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 85% went on to university or other higher education, 1% to apprenticeships and 10% into work. 51% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

4.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 27 pupils (2.5%) received SEN support and 2 (0.2%) 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 Altrincham Rail Station, about 630 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Loreto Grammar School (outside), 80 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Loreto Grammar School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Loreto Grammar School issued 1 suspension, 0.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Loreto Grammar School are Altrincham CofE (Aided) Primary School (0.2 miles), St Vincent's Catholic Primary School (0.6 miles), Navigation Primary School (0.7 miles) and Stamford Park Primary School (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.