Stretford Grammar School

Manchester, M32 8JB · Trafford grammar school

Ofsted: Good Mixed
Qualifying score (2026)
334.0
Furthest distance offered (2026)
4.41 miles
Test board
Consortium: Trafford Grammar Schools Consortium. No fixed qualifying score; pass/fail determined after standardisation

Ofsted judgement breakdown (2015-04-22)

Overall effectiveness
Good
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Good
Sixth form provision (where applicable)
Requires improvement

Oversubscription criteria

  1. Looked after — Looked after children and previously looked after children
  2. Medical social — Children with exceptional medical/social needs
  3. Sibling — Siblings of children currently on roll at the school
  4. Other qualified — All other qualifying children — tiebreaker: distance (straight line, closest first)

What the entrance test covers

Trafford has THREE different entrance tests depending on the school: 1. Trafford Grammar Schools Consortium (Altrincham Grammar School for Boys, Altrincham Grammar School for Girls, Sale Grammar School, Stretford Grammar School, Urmston Grammar) — two multiple-choice papers of around an hour each with a short break between, covering verbal ability (vocabulary, word relationships, verbal reasoning comprehension), non-verbal ability (shape relationships, sequences, codes, spatial awareness) and maths (topics up to the start of Year 6). GL Assessment produces a bespoke paper for the consortium, so practice papers for other areas won't be identical. One sitting covers all five schools. 2. Loreto Grammar School (girls, Catholic) — its own 'Governors' Entrance Exam' of three papers: maths (45 minutes, set in-house, Year 5 curriculum), English (45 minutes, GL Assessment multiple-choice: comprehension, vocabulary, spelling, grammar, punctuation) and verbal reasoning (50 minutes, GL Assessment). 3. St Ambrose College (boys, Catholic) — its own test: verbal reasoning (50 minutes, GL Assessment), plus English and maths papers (35 minutes each; maths set in-house on the Year 5 curriculum). All multiple-choice, no creative writing. Papers are age-standardised. The consortium test and the two Catholic schools' tests are sat on different dates, so a child can attempt all three routes in the same September if registered separately for each.

University destinations

Oxbridge
2%
Russell Group
43%
Top-third university
48%
Any degree
88%

Of the 58-student 2019/20 leaver cohort, sustaining a higher-education destination the following year. This is the last cohort the Department for Education published with an Oxbridge/Russell Group breakdown — these categories were discontinued as official accountability measures after this release, so a more recent figure does not exist.

House prices nearby

Median price, Longford ward (Year ending Mar 2023)
£275,500

Median price for the school's electoral ward, year ending March 2023 — a neighbourhood-level indicator, not the school's actual admissions catchment (catchments are often smaller than a ward or span parts of several).

Data sourced from GIAS, Ofsted and official Trafford admissions publications. Figures can change year to year — always confirm with the school before applying.

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