William Hulme's Grammar School

About William Hulme's Grammar School

William Hulme's Grammar School is an all-through school in Manchester, Manchester, classified by the DfE as an academy sponsor led with a Christian religious character. Around 1,590 pupils aged 3 to 18 attend the school. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 72% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 9.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. At GCSE, the school's average Attainment 8 score was 51.9, above the national average of 46. On our composite score, William Hulme's Grammar School ranks in the top 35% of primary schools nationally for its primary (KS2) results. For its secondary (KS4) results, it ranks in the top 22% of secondary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 8% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). At Key Stage 4, 57% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, above the national average of about 45%. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 41% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. William Hulme's Grammar School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.