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EnglandNorth WestManchesterM16 8PRWilliam Hulme's Grammar School
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William Hulme's Grammar School

All-throughPost 16

Manchester · Manchester · M16 8PR www.whgs-academy.org

Pupils
1,590
cap. 1,300
Ages
3 - 18
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
72%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
78%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
57%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
51.9
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
51%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
866.8
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,590
Pupils · 2024/25
61%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
72%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
78%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
57%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
51.9
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
51%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
866.8
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,590
Pupils · 2024/25
61%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 14/05/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityManchester
PhaseAll-through with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.4:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterChristian
StatusOpen

Overview of William Hulme's Grammar School · All-through · Manchester

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
72%
+9pp
72%68%63%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 72%
RWM higher standard
8%
+8pp
11%6%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
92%
Reading higher standard
52%
Writing expected standard
73%
Writing higher standard
8%
Maths expected standard
85%
Maths higher standard
40%
Science expected standard
85%
SPAG expected standard
85%
SPAG higher standard
35%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
78%
+10pp
78%73%68%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 78%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
57%
+5pp
57%54%52%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 57%
Attainment 8
51.9
+2.8
53.351.249.1
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 51.9
EBacc entry
51%
+20pp
51%41%31%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 51%
EBacc APS
866.8
+97.6
866.8776.4685.9
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 866.8
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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS
30.4
-0.1
33.631.028.5
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 30.4
A-level value added
-0.18
0
+0.10.0-0.2
'17'18'19'24'25
'25 · -0.2
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
10%
-3pp
17%13%8%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 10%
Average A-level grade
C
0
C+CC
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · C
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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
1,590
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
61%
FSM eligible
41%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
17%

Contact

Address
Spring Bridge Road, Manchester, M16 8PR
Local authority
Manchester
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2572%8%92%52%73%8%85%40%85%85%108.0107.0107.016%1,590
2023/2463%0%82%22%73%0%77%20%82%82%104.0104.0105.016%1,611
2022/2365%5%78%37%70%7%78%32%82%88%106.0105.0107.0+1.70-0.10+2.4015%1,595
2018/1965%5%72%17%72%13%78%32%75%87%103.0105.0108.0-0.30-0.60+1.5013%1,408
2017/1866%11%75%34%74%15%75%25%87%82%105.0104.0107.0+1.20-1.40+0.4013%1,382
2016/1747%0%67%20%67%0%57%7%77%73%103.0100.0105.0+0.70-4.70-3.0012%1,302

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

YearGCSE 9–4GCSE 5+Attainment 8Progress 8EBacc entryEBacc APSEBacc lang entryCohort
2024/2578%57%51.9Not applicable51%866.852%1,590
2023/2468%52%49.1+0.4031%769.232%1,611
2022/2376%56%52.2+0.2138%830.038%1,595
2021/2272%54%51.0+0.2443%806.043%1,586
2018/1974%56%53.3+0.2833%685.939%1,408
2017/1875%57%53.3+0.3126%536.635%1,382
2016/1775%56%52.9+0.4933%43%1,302

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

YearA-level APSAvg gradeVA progressAAB+Cohort
2024/2530.4C-0.1810%117
2023/2430.6C-0.2013%125
2022/2328.5C8%101
2021/2233.6C+17%103
2018/1933.0C++0.1010%69
2017/1827.1C--0.047%94
2016/1726.7C--0.126%77

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/251,59017.716%61%41%6%17%
2023/241,61117.216%63%37%6%18%
2022/231,59516.215%62%38%7%22%
2021/221,58616.716%60%39%6%20%
2020/211,51816.014%57%34%
2018/191,40815.713%59%37%4%8%
2017/181,38214.813%51%37%4%9%
2016/171,30214.912%52%39%5%13%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.