William Hulme's Grammar School
Spring Bridge Road, Manchester, M16 8PR
1,542 pupils · 119% of 1,300 capacity
- Phase
- All-through
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Christian
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- UNITED LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 41.4%
Ofsted
Improved significantly (2025) — Ungraded inspection — “Improved significantly” (no overall grade issued)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 18 June 2025, published 9 July 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 72% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 8% |
| Attainment 8 score | 51.9 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 56.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 77.5% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 51.1% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.23 first-choice applications per place (primary entry, Sept 2026 entry)
Oversubscribed — 1.87 first-choice applications per place (secondary entry, Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 60 | 74 | 174 | 60 |
| Sept 2026 entry | 167 | 313 | 979 | 167 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 60 | 63 | 182 | 60 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 173 | 304 | 1,043 | 173 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 60 | 73 | 203 | 60 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 171 | 324 | 1,074 | 171 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 60 | 91 | 216 | 60 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 175 | 376 | 1,143 | 175 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Abraham Moss Community School 7.4 km · No Ofsted rating
- Bolton St Catherine's Academy 18.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
- The Grange School 33.4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- The Calder Learning Trust 36.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Maharishi Free School 38 km · No overall grade (2025)
- The Halifax Academy 38.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.