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Best for Ofsted
- GCSE 9-7
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- Progress 8
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- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- Yr 7 places
- 193
- Per place
- 5.6:1
- Qualifying
- 334
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Your child's chance
50How realistic is admission?
Academic results
50GCSE / A-Level performance
Commute
30How close is it to home?
Ofsted
50Inspection rating
School character
30Sixth form, extracurricular, class size
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| SaleSale | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Pupils | 1,350 |
| Sixth form | Yes |
| Ofsted rating | Outstanding |
| Admissions | |
| Test / consortium | Trafford Grammar Schools |
| Year 7 places | 193 |
| Applicants per place | 5.6 : 1 |
| Qualifying score | 334 |
| Academic results | |
| Attainment 8 | 76.0 |
| Eng+Maths 9-5 | 97% |
| EBacc entry | 81% |
| EBacc avg points | 7.2 |
| A-Level avg points | 45.3 |
| A-Level avg grade | A- |
| Stay on for sixth form | 99% |
| Disadvantage gap (Att 8) | +3.1 |
| Ofsted sub-judgements | |
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour & attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
| Finance | |
| Funding per pupil | £6,465 |
| Staff share of spend | 73% |
| Teaching staff / pupil | £4,545 |
| Revenue reserve / pupil | £627 |
| Pupil Premium grant | £30,100 |
| Demographics | |
| Free school meals | 4.0% |
| English as add. language | 12.0% |
| Absence rate | 2.8% |
The same charts you see on each school's profile page, lined up side by side — one panel per school, never blended.
Each school against the England average (grey tick) and the typical grammar (indigo tick).
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The disadvantage gap — how far disadvantaged pupils trail the rest of the cohort. Smaller gap = stronger teaching impact.
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| Metric | Disadv. | Non-dis. | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 73.0 | 76.1 | +3.1 |
| E+M grade 5+ | 86% | 97% | +12pp |
| EBacc entry | 57% | 82% | +24pp |
Disadvantaged = pupils eligible for free school meals in the last 6 years, looked-after, or adopted from care. A small or zero gap is the goal — it means the school helps every pupil reach the same outcomes.
Whether pupils stay on after GCSEs, and how the headline results have moved over recent years.
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99%
continued to sixth form
% of pupils who stayed on after GCSEs
High retention is a positive sign — pupils choose to stay and the sixth form supports them through. Low retention can indicate weaker post-16 provision or curriculum mismatch.
All five sub-judgements per school, on the Inadequate → Outstanding scale.
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Scale: Inadequate → Requires Improvement → Good → Outstanding
Staff share of total spend, and what each school spends per pupil per year.
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Share of total spend going on staff
Typical English secondary: 75–80% on staff.
Spend per pupil per year
Entries and grade-4+ pass rate for each school's biggest GCSE subjects.
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Bar = entries · chip = grade 4+ pass rate
Entries and A*–E pass rate for each school's biggest A-Level subjects.
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Bar = entries · chip = A*–E pass rate