OFSTED
18 June 2025
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Improved significantly
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
All-through
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Christian
Local authority
Manchester
Trust
UNITED LEARNING TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,542
1,542 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
656
42.5% of pupils
Male pupils
886
57.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
15.5 pts
above England
School
40.3%
Manchester
46.4%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
40.7 pts
above England
School
61.0%
Manchester
42.0%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.1 pts
above England
School
2.1%
Manchester
1.9%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Pakistani
40.5%
625
African
14.8%
228
Any other ethnic group
14.5%
224
White British
4.3%
66
Any other Asian background
4.2%
65
Indian
4.0%
62
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
18.0%
277 of
1,542 pupils
2.9 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.0 pts
below
England
6.0%
0.8 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
51.9
12.7 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.40 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.40%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.18 pts
higher than
England
School
6.40%
Manchester
6.82%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
16.70%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.89 pts
higher than
England
School
16.70%
Manchester
18.60%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.61%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.19 pts
lower than
England
School
1.61%
Manchester
2.21%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open all-through schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
118.6%
27.5 pts
above England
William Hulme's Grammar School
118.6%
Manchester
108.3%
North West
99.7%
England
91.1%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.