Loreto Grammar School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Sept 28 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Girls
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Trafford
- Unique reference
- 138464
- Address
- Dunham Road, WA14 4AH
- Website
- www.loretogrammar.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1072 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 0.0%
- Girls
- 100.0%
- First language not English
- 14.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 5.2%
- Persistent absence
- 3.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 1.4%
White British 56.5%
African 10.3%
Indian 8.3%
Other White 8%
Mixed 5.5%
Chinese 3.1%
Other Asian 2.8%
Irish 2.5%
Other Black 1.5%
Unclassified 0.8%
Other 0.5%
Pakistani 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 81%
Local authority average 50%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 92%
Local authority average 64%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 73.5
Local authority average 57.8
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 6.89
Local authority average 5.24
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 25 |
| Biology | GCSE | 74 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 43 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 72 |
| Classical Civilisation | GCSE | 35 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 7 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 17 |
| English Language | GCSE | 157 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 156 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 23 |
Admissions
Loreto Grammar School
- Admission Policy
- Selective
- Total available places
- 159
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 263
- 2nd preference
- 90
- 3rd preference
- 46
- From another Local Authority
- 185
Offers
- 1st preference
- 153
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 74
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 165 0 165 |
| Year 8 | 160 0 160 |
| Year 9 | 150 0 150 |
| Year 10 | 156 0 156 |
| Year 11 | 157 0 157 |
| Year 12 | 146 0 146 |
| Year 13 | 138 0 138 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 99.0% 91.7% 85.5% |
Further education | 1.0% 27.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 81.0% 43.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 15.0% 20.6% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 0.0% 1.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 0.0% 2.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.8% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 88.0% 64.7% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 61.0% 30.4% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 1.5% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.7% 2.4% |