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William Hulme's Grammar School

Details

Age Range	3-18 years
Gender	Mixed
Type	Academy, Academy sponsor led
Religious Character	Christian
Local Authority	Manchester
Address	Spring Bridge Road, M16 8PR
School Website	www.whgs-academy.org
Telephone	1612262054
URN	135296

School Census

Total	1595
Girls/Boys	686/909
Girls/Boys Ratio	43.0%/57.0%
% pupils where English not first language	61.6%
No. pupils eligible for free school meals	479
Percentage of eligible pupils with SEN support	11.7%

Ofsted Ratings

Ofsted Inspections

The latest Ofsted inspection was on 14/05/2019 and the overall effectiveness rating was Good.

Start Date	Ofsted Rating
14/05/2019	Good
23/04/2014	Good

Inspection Date	14/05/2019
Quality of Education	No Judgement
Behaviour and Attitudes	No Judgement
Personal Development	No Judgement
Effectiveness of Leadership and Management	Good

Inspection Date	23/04/2014
Quality of Education	No Judgement
Behaviour and Attitudes	No Judgement
Personal Development	No Judgement
Effectiveness of Leadership and Management	Good

Ofsted Inspection Timeline

Inspection Date	Inspection Type	Inspection Report
17 June 2025	School inspection	View
14 May 2019	Full inspection: Good	View
06 March 2018	Short inspection	View
23 April 2014	Full inspection: Good	View
15 January 2013	Interim assessment	View
22 June 2010	Curriculum and development visit	View
20 October 2009	Full inspection: Good	View
02 October 2008	Monitoring visit	View

Secondary Results

Secondary Results 2024
Type	Score
Attainment 8 score	49.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths	52.00%
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4	64.20%
Entering EBacc	30.70%
EBacc average point score	4.3
Progress 8	0.4

Secondary Results 2023
Type	Score
Attainment 8 score	52.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths	56%
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4	73%
Entering EBacc	38%
EBacc average point score	4.6
Progress 8	0.21

Secondary Results 2022
Type	Score
Attainment 8 score	51
Grade 5 or above in English and maths	54%
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4	67%
Entering EBacc	-
EBacc average point score	4.48
Progress 8	0.24

Primary Results

Type	Score
Primary Results 2024
Pupils meeting the expected standard	63%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard	0%
Reading	104
Maths	104
Reading Progress	-
Writing Progress	-
Maths Progress	-

Type	Score
Primary Results 2023
Pupils meeting the expected standard	65
Pupils achieving at a higher standard	5
Reading	106.0
Maths	105.0
Reading Progress	1.7
Writing Progress	-0.1
Maths Progress	2.4

Type	Score
Primary Results 2019
Pupils meeting the expected standard	65%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard	5%
Reading	103.0
Maths	105.0
Reading Progress	-0.3
Writing Progress	-0.6
Maths Progress	1.5

Type	Score
Primary Results 2018
Pupils meeting the expected standard	66%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard	11%
Reading	105
Maths	104
Reading Progress	1.2
Writing Progress	-1.4
Maths Progress	0.4

Primary Admissions

First preference v Offers	1.22%
Total Applications	203
As First Preference	73
As second preference	57
As third preference	31

Total Offers Made	60
first preference offers	60
second preference offers	0
third preference offers	0

First preference v Offers	1.57%
Total Applications	216
As First Preference	91
As second preference	47
As third preference	43

Total Offers Made	60
first preference offers	58
second preference offers	2
third preference offers	0

First preference v Offers	1.37%
Total Applications	232
As First Preference	81
As second preference	65
As third preference	41

Total Offers Made	60
first preference offers	59
second preference offers	1
third preference offers	0

First preference v Offers	1.34%
Total Applications	151
As First Preference	78
As second preference	42
As third preference	22

Total Offers Made	60
first preference offers	58
second preference offers	2
third preference offers	0

First preference v Offers	2.05%
Total Applications	214
As First Preference	119
As second preference	61
As third preference	27

Total Offers Made	60
first preference offers	58
second preference offers	1
third preference offers	1

First preference v Offers	2.00%
Total Applications	234
As First Preference	112
As second preference	66
As third preference	44

Total Offers Made	59
first preference offers	56
second preference offers	1
third preference offers	1

First preference v Offers	1.75%
Total Applications	228
As First Preference	103
As second preference	71
As third preference	38

Total Offers Made	60
first preference offers	59
second preference offers	1
third preference offers	0

First preference v Offers	2.27%
Total Applications	276
As First Preference	134
As second preference	87
As third preference	40

Total Offers Made	59
first preference offers	59
second preference offers	0
third preference offers	0

First preference v Offers	2.38%
Total Applications	264
As First Preference	133
As second preference	81
As third preference	34

Total Offers Made	59
first preference offers	56
second preference offers	3
third preference offers	0

First preference v Offers	2.21%
Total Applications	274
As First Preference	124
As second preference	90
As third preference	43

Total Offers Made	60
first preference offers	56
second preference offers	4
third preference offers	0

First preference v Offers	6.04%
Total Applications	285
As First Preference	139
As second preference	85
As third preference	41

Total Offers Made	24
first preference offers	23
second preference offers	0
third preference offers	1

Secondary Admissions

first preference v offers	2.28%
Total Applications	1074
As first preference	324
As second preference	301
As third preference	236

Total Offers Made	171
first preference offers	142
second preference offers	19
third preference offers	8

first preference v offers	2.56%
Total Applications	1143
As first preference	376
As second preference	312
As third preference	238

Total Offers Made	175
first preference offers	147
second preference offers	18
third preference offers	5

first preference v offers	2.16%
Total Applications	816
As first preference	322
As second preference	251
As third preference	153

Total Offers Made	176
first preference offers	149
second preference offers	19
third preference offers	5

first preference v offers	2.49%
Total Applications	1020
As first preference	356
As second preference	281
As third preference	214

Total Offers Made	178
first preference offers	143
second preference offers	20
third preference offers	7

first preference v offers	2.51%
Total Applications	1104
As first preference	384
As second preference	340
As third preference	238

Total Offers Made	177
first preference offers	153
second preference offers	16
third preference offers	4

first preference v offers	2.58%
Total Applications	1060
As first preference	374
As second preference	327
As third preference	227

Total Offers Made	171
first preference offers	145
second preference offers	14
third preference offers	10

first preference v offers	2.91%
Total Applications	1163
As first preference	434
As second preference	374
As third preference	216

Total Offers Made	177
first preference offers	149
second preference offers	24
third preference offers	1

first preference v offers	3.36%
Total Applications	1329
As first preference	524
As second preference	396
As third preference	274

Total Offers Made	174
first preference offers	156
second preference offers	11
third preference offers	5

first preference v offers	4.17%
Total Applications	1307
As first preference	513
As second preference	415
As third preference	256

Total Offers Made	147
first preference offers	123
second preference offers	17
third preference offers	4

first preference v offers	3.86%
Total Applications	1257
As first preference	475
As second preference	427
As third preference	214

Total Offers Made	147
first preference offers	123
second preference offers	21
third preference offers	1

first preference v offers	4.99%
Total Applications	1189
As first preference	489
As second preference	385
As third preference	189

Total Offers Made	115
first preference offers	98
second preference offers	12
third preference offers	2

Ethnicity

time period	2023-24
pakistani ethnic origin	40.2%
african ethnic origin	14.9%
any other ethnic group ethnic origin	14.5%
white british ethnic origin	6%
indian ethnic origin	4.9%
any other mixed background ethnic origin	3.8%
bangladeshi ethnic origin	2.5%
any other white background ethnic origin	2.2%
white and asian ethnic origin	2.2%
any other black background ethnic origin	1.8%
caribbean ethnic origin	1.7%
white and black caribbean ethnic origin	1.6%
any other asian background ethnic origin	1.6%
chinese ethnic origin	1.1%
white and black african ethnic origin	1%

time period	2022-23
pakistani ethnic origin	40.6%
african ethnic origin	14.2%
any other ethnic group ethnic origin	13.4%
white british ethnic origin	6.6%
indian ethnic origin	4.9%
any other mixed background ethnic origin	3.7%
bangladeshi ethnic origin	2.8%
white and asian ethnic origin	2.6%
any other white background ethnic origin	2.2%
caribbean ethnic origin	2.1%
white and black caribbean ethnic origin	1.9%
any other black background ethnic origin	1.6%
any other asian background ethnic origin	1.3%
chinese ethnic origin	1.1%
white and black african ethnic origin	0.9%

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