Grammar schools in Manchester

Of the two grammar schools with a Manchester address, one has a report card and one has an ungraded inspection. The oldest verdict, at Stretford Grammar School, dates from 21 March 2024; the latest, at Urmston Grammar Academy, from 14 July 2026.

Here, Manchester means the schools whose address in the register of schools gives Manchester as the town; schools of the area with another town in their address are not included. Schools whose admissions policy is recorded as selective in the register of schools.

Each mark is one of the schools below, at the date of its latest inspection: report card key judgements only overall grade, old scale ungraded inspection. Behind them, the ruler Ofsted used on that date: pale, an overall grade on the old four-point scale (until 31 August 2024); mid blue, key judgements without an overall grade (from 1 September 2024); deep blue, report cards (from 10 November 2025).

The two grammar schools with a Manchester address, by name

In alphabetical order, with each school’s latest inspection in Ofsted’s data as at 30 September 2026 and its latest exam results. To start from a precise point, use the search by postcode.

Stretford Grammar School
M32 8JB, Trafford; selective (grammar), sixth form

School remains Good, improving ungraded inspection, 21 March 2024

GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 75.5 (Trafford 57.3, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 99.4% (Trafford 64.4%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: average grade B, 41.01 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
Ofsted report for Stretford Grammar School
Urmston Grammar Academy
M41 5UG, Trafford; selective (grammar), sixth form

Report card inspected 14 July 2026; safeguarding met
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 75.6 (Trafford 57.3, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 99.3% (Trafford 64.4%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: average grade B, 41.29 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
The report card, area by area
- Inclusion: strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: strong standard
- Achievement: strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour: strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing: strong standard
- Leadership and governance: strong standard
- Post-16 provision: strong standard
- Safeguarding: met
Ofsted report for Urmston Grammar Academy

Also in Manchester: Secondary schools in Manchester, Sixth forms and colleges in Manchester.

Sources

Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance, academic year 2025/26 (provisional), school, local authority and England data, accessed 31 October 2026.
Department for Education: 16 to 19 performance, academic year 2024/25 (final), A level results by school and for England, accessed 31 October 2026.
Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, register of schools (all establishments, 30 October 2026), accessed 30 October 2026.
Ofsted: management information, state-funded schools, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026, accessed 30 October 2026.

Last updated 2 November 2026.