Altrincham Grammar School for Boys A GSG School
- Altrincham Grammar School for Boys
Marlborough Road
Bowdon
Altrincham
Cheshire
WA14 2RS - Head: Graeme Wright
- T 01619 280858
- F 01619 243888
- E [email protected]
- W www.agsb.co.uk
- A state school for boys aged from 11 to 18.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Trafford
- Pupils: 1,386; sixth formers: 387
- Religion: Non-denominational
- Open days: June
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
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Ofsted:
- Latest Overall effectiveness Outstanding 1
- 16-19 study programmes Outstanding 1
- Outcomes for children and learners Outstanding 1
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding 1
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding 1
- Effectiveness of leadership and management Outstanding 1
- 1 Full inspection 27th September 2022
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Parts of the old building feel a little austere with its wood panelling and tiled walls, but the boys genuinely don’t notice or feel it and the younger ones remark on the 'friendly feel' and seem to thrive in this competitive, rigorous environment. Very happy to chat and they clearly feel lucky to be here, countering our suggestion that 'the perfect school doesn’t exist' with a polite but firm 'I beg to differ – this school is perfect for me'. Definitely a school for boys, it’s written right through the place like Blackpool through a stick of rock, exuding…
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School associations
State grammar school
What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmaster
Since September 2018, Graeme Wright, previously senior deputy headmaster at Victoria College, Jersey. Degree in history from Liverpool and qualified as a teacher at Manchester. Before taking up teaching, he served in the Royal Marines for seven years, where he took part in operational tours of Northern Ireland and the former Yugoslavia. He has also taught at Liverpool College, King’s School, Macclesfield and Trent College, Nottingham.
Previous head Tim Gartside is now executive head of the multi-academy trust.
Entrance
Up to 70 feeder schools, Altrincham Prep probably the largest. Priority for catchment is WA13, 14 and 15, then Trafford LA addresses in M33. Entrance exam on the second Saturday in September for places in year 7 (now seven form entry), with application made directly to the school by late July of year 5....
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Overall school performance (for comparison or review only)
Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
| PD - Physical Disability | |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | Y |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
Interpreting catchment maps
The maps show in colour where the pupils at a school came from*. Red = most pupils to Blue = fewest.
Where the map is not coloured we have no record in the previous three years of any pupils being admitted from that location based on the options chosen.
For help and explanation of our catchment maps see: Catchment maps explained
Further reading
If there are more applicants to a school than it has places for, who gets in is determined by which applicants best fulfil the admissions criteria.
Admissions criteria are often complicated, and may change from year to year. The best source of information is usually the relevant local authority website, but once you have set your sights on a school it is a good idea to ask them how they see things panning out for the year that you are interested in.
Many schools admit children based on distance from the school or a fixed catchment area. For such schools, the cut-off distance will vary from year to year, especially if the school give priority to siblings, and the pattern will be of a central core with outliers (who will mostly be siblings). Schools that admit on the basis of academic or religious selection will have a much more scattered pattern.
*The coloured areas outlined in black are Census Output Areas. These are made up of a group of neighbouring postcodes, which accounts for their odd shapes. These provide an indication, but not a precise map, of the school’s catchment: always refer to local authority and school websites for precise information.
The 'hotter' the colour the more children have been admitted.
Children get into the school from here:
regularly
most years
quite often
infrequently
sometimes, but not in this year
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altrincham Preparatory School | 2024 | 21 | |
| Hale Preparatory School | 2024 | 2 | |
| Lady Barn House School | 2024 | 2 |
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