William Hulme's Grammar School, Manchester

The school runs after-school care.

Coming up: an open day on Monday 9 November 2026 at 1.30pm, an open day on Monday 16 November 2026 at 10.30am, an open day on Wednesday 25 November 2026 at 1.30pm and an open day on Wednesday 2 December 2026 at 10.30am. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at William Hulme's Grammar School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 49.7, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 47.3 in Manchester and 47 across England.

56% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 47% in Manchester and 47% in England.

That is down from 51.9 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.4: pupils made 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 42.6, against 55.4 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 12.8 points.

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

For September 2026 entry, 313 families put William Hulme's Grammar School as their first choice and 979 named it as one of their preferences, for 167 places offered. That is 1.9 first choices for every place. 172 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to William Hulme's Grammar School are Whalley Range 11-18 High School (0.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 52.1); CHS South (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.2); Chorlton High School (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 54.5); and Manchester Academy (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 46.9).

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

William Hulme's Grammar School is one of 98 schools run by United Learning Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 49 in 2024/25.

45 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about William Hulme's Grammar School (as of September 2025): 89% would recommend the school, 89% say their child is happy there and 62% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (89%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (62%).

Of the 179 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 88% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 29% to a further education college and 1% into work.

Of the 120 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 53% went on to university or other higher education, 1% to apprenticeships and 17% into work. 15% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

40.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 61% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (52%), Black (18%) and other ethnic groups (15%).

William Hulme's Grammar School has a resourced provision for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, visual impairment, autism, social, emotional and mental health needs, moderate learning difficulties and severe learning difficulties: 12 places, 12 pupils on roll.

The nearest tram or metro stop is St Werburgh's Road (Manchester Metrolink), about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is William Hulme Grammar School (n-bound), 90 metres away.

In 2024/25, William Hulme's Grammar School issued 78 suspensions, 4.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to William Hulme's Grammar School are St Margaret's CofE Primary School (0.5 miles); Wilbraham Primary School (0.5 miles); St Kentigern's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (0.5 miles); and The Divine Mercy Roman Catholic Primary School (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.