Schools
Cheshire abounds with independent prep and senior schools, while the Greater Manchester also enjoys a high number of fee-paying and selective schools, including Manchester Grammar which, as a flick through the Chambers directory will demonstrate, produces a prolific number of senior lawyers, as well as the occasional England cricket captain.
At state level, the Manchester area has both some very high-achieving local education authorities, such as Trafford which is the top of England and Wales, and Cheshire which appears in the top 20 (of 149). Other local LEAs that outperform the national average at GCSE are Warrington, Stockport and Bury, although Tameside, Bolton, Oldham, Halton, Wigan and Rochdale all achieve below average results and Manchester and Salford LEAs reside in the bottom 20.
Of the Greater Manchester and Cheshire LEAs, only Trafford has retained selective state schools, although there are a number of comprehensive schools in both that achieve results on a par with many of the region’s independent schools.
Manchester LEA
| Name |
Type |
|
Ages |
A*- C GCSEs |
A-level points |
| Withington Girls School |
Ind, Sel |
Girls |
7-18 |
100% |
506 |
| The Manchester Grammar School |
Ind, Sel |
Boys |
10-19 |
98% |
434.5 |
| Manchester High School for Girls |
Ind, Sel |
Girls |
4-19 |
100% |
395.4 |
| St Bede's College |
Ind, Sel |
Mixed |
4-18 |
91% |
382 |
| William Hulme's Grammar School |
Ind, Sel |
Mixed |
3-18 |
84% |
346.4 |
| Abbey College |
Ind, Sel |
Mixed |
14-19 |
67% |
308.9 |
| Chetham School of Music |
Ind, Sel |
Mixed |
8-19 |
78% |
301.1 |
Trafford LEA
| Name |
Type |
|
Ages |
A*- C GCSEs |
A-level points |
| Altrincham Grammar School for Girls |
Sel |
Girls |
11-18 |
99% |
441.7 |
| Sale Grammar School |
Sel |
Mixed |
11-18 |
98% |
380.3 |
| Altrincham Grammar School for Boys |
Sel |
Boys |
11-18 |
99% |
380.1 |
| Urmston Grammar School |
Sel |
Mixed |
11-18 |
94% |
374.6 |
| Loreto Grammar School |
Sel |
Girls |
11-18 |
95% |
373.1 |
| St Ambrose College |
Sel |
Boys |
11-18 |
99% |
350 |
| Stretford Grammar School |
Sel |
Mixed |
11-18 |
94% |
305.5 |
Stockport LEA
| Name |
Type |
|
Ages |
A*- C GCSEs |
A-level points |
| Stockport Grammar |
Ind, Sel |
Mixed |
4-19 |
98% |
383.7 |
| Cheadle Hulme School |
Ind, Sel |
Mixed |
4-19 |
99% |
381.9 |
| Aquinas College |
6th Form |
Mixed |
16+ |
N/A |
322.9 |
Cheshire LEA
| Name |
Type |
|
Ages |
A*- C GCSEs |
A-level points |
| The Queens School, Chester |
Ind, Sel |
Girls |
4-19 |
99% |
487.7 |
| The King's School, Chester |
Ind, Sel |
Mixed |
7-19 |
96% |
429 |
| The Grange School, Northwich |
Ind, Sel |
Mixed |
4-18 |
95% |
425.8 |
| The King's School, Macclesfield |
Ind, Sel |
Mixed |
3-19 |
97% |
361.3 |
| Sir John Deane's College, Northwich |
6th Form |
Mixed |
16+ |
N/A |
354.1 |
| St Nicholas Catholic High School, Northwich |
Comp |
Mixed |
11-18 |
79% |
346.5 |
| Helsby High School, Frodsham |
Comp |
Mixed |
11-18 |
82% |
336.2 |
| Fallibroome High School, Macclesfield |
Comp |
Mixed |
11-18 |
76% |
332 |
| Sandbach High School |
Comp |
Girls |
11-18 |
84% |
325.3 |
| Queen's Park High School, Chester |
Comp |
Mixed |
11-18 |
48% |
313.5 |
| All Hallows Catholic High School, Macclesfield |
Comp |
Mixed |
11-18 |
58% |
306.7 |
| Tarporley Community High School |
Comp |
Mixed |
11-18 |
71% |
306.3 |
| Alsager School |
Comp |
Mixed |
11-18 |
74% |
304.9 |
| Upton-by-Chester High School, Chester |
Comp |
Mixed |
11-18 |
67% |
303.2 |
Source: OFSTED
Results refer to exams taken in 2003.
Schools are ranked in order of A-level results.
Schools shown are those whose pupils achieved an average of 300 A-level points or above.
A-level grade A=120 points; grade B=100; grade C=80, etc.
AS grade A=60 points; grade B=50 points; grade C=40 points, etc.
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