UK Schools
William Hulme's Grammar School
William Hulme's Grammar School is a mixed all-through academy in Manchester, Manchester City Council, teaching 1,542 pupils aged 3 to 18. It was last inspected by Ofsted in June 2025. In 2024–2025, 72% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and GCSE Attainment 8 was 51.9 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 3 September 2025 to 17 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for William Hulme's Grammar School.
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for William Hulme's Grammar School.
- 1 Staff INSET Day (school closed for all students)
- 2 Staff Planning Day (school closed for all students)
- 3 Autumn Term starts for all students
- 27–31 Autumn Half Term (school closed for students)
- 3 School re-opens for students
- 4 Assessment Day (school closed for all students)
- 5 Staff Planning Day (school closed for all students)
- 19 Autumn Term ends for students (2.00pm finish)
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday (two-week break)
- 25 Christmas Day (Public Holiday)
- 26 Boxing Day (Public Holiday)
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday (two-week break)
- 1 New Year’s Day (Public Holiday)
- 5 Staff INSET Day (school closed for all students)
- 6 Spring Term starts for students
- 16–20 Spring Half Term (school closed for students)
- 23 School re-opens for students
- 20 Staff Planning Day (school closed for all students)
- 2 Spring Term ends for students (2.00pm finish)
- 3–17 Easter Holiday (two-week break)
- 3 Good Friday (Public Holiday)
- 6 Easter Monday (Public Holiday)
- 20 Summer Term starts for students
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday (school closed)
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday (First Monday in May)
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday (school closed)
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday (Last Monday in May)
- 26–29 Summer Half Term (school closed for students)
- 1 School re-opens for students
- 29 Staff INSET Day (school closed for all students)
- 17 Summer Term ends for students (2.00pm finish)
- 20–21 Staff INSET Days
- 22–31 Summer Holiday (longest break)
- 1–31 Summer Holiday (longest break)
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday (Last Monday in August)
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Staff INSET Day (school closed for all students) September 1, 2025 Inset Day
- Staff Planning Day (school closed for all students) September 2, 2025 Inset Day
- Autumn Term starts for all students September 3, 2025 Term
- Autumn Half Term (school closed for students) October 27 - October 31, 2025 Holiday
- School re-opens for students November 3, 2025 Event
- Assessment Day (school closed for all students) December 4, 2025 Event
- Staff Planning Day (school closed for all students) December 5, 2025 Inset Day
- Autumn Term ends for students (2.00pm finish) December 19, 2025 Term
- Christmas Holiday (two-week break) December 22, 2025 - January 2, 2026 Holiday
- Staff INSET Day (school closed for all students) January 5, 2026 Inset Day
- Spring Term starts for students January 6, 2026 Term
- Spring Half Term (school closed for students) February 16 - February 20, 2026 Holiday
- School re-opens for students February 23, 2026 Event
- Staff Planning Day (school closed for all students) March 20, 2026 Inset Day
- Spring Term ends for students (2.00pm finish) April 2, 2026 Term
- Easter Holiday (two-week break) April 3 - April 17, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term starts for students April 20, 2026 Term
- Early May Bank Holiday (school closed) May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday (school closed) May 25, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Half Term (school closed for students) May 26 - May 29, 2026 Holiday
- School re-opens for students June 1, 2026 Event
- Staff INSET Day (school closed for all students) June 29, 2026 Inset Day
- Summer Term ends for students (2.00pm finish) July 17, 2026 Term
- Staff INSET Days July 20 - July 21, 2026 Inset Day
- Summer Holiday (longest break) July 22 - August 31, 2026 Holiday
- New Year’s Day (Public Holiday) January 1, 2026 Holiday
- Good Friday (Public Holiday) April 3, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Monday (Public Holiday) April 6, 2026 Holiday
- Early May Bank Holiday (First Monday in May) May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday (Last Monday in May) May 25, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday (Last Monday in August) August 31, 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Day (Public Holiday) December 25, 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day (Public Holiday) December 26, 2025 Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare William Hulme's Grammar School with Manchester City Council and England.
Key stage 2 (end of primary) 72% Expected standard in reading, writing & maths
How Year 6 pupils did in the national tests.
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Key stage 4 (GCSE) 51.9 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
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16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 30.45 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
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Attendance 16.7% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
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What pupils do after GCSEs 93% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
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What students do after 16 to 18 study 81% In education, apprenticeship or work
Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.
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About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for William Hulme's Grammar School. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to William Hulme's Grammar School than to any other primary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.