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
- 1027 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 0.0%
- Girls
- 100.0%
- First language not English
- 13.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 5.2%
- Persistent absence
- 6.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 1.9%
White British 59%
Indian 9.3%
African 9.3%
Other White 7.9%
Mixed 5.3%
Irish 3%
Other Asian 1.9%
Chinese 1.6%
Other Black 1.2%
Unclassified 0.9%
Other 0.4%
Pakistani 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.91
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.24
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 73%
Local authority average 49%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 96%
Local authority average 63%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 74.4
Local authority average 57
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 6.81
Local authority average 5.14
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 28 |
| Biology | GCSE | 77 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 68 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 77 |
| Classical Civilisation | GCSE | 15 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 17 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 36 |
| English Language | GCSE | 158 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 157 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 26 |
Admissions
Loreto Grammar School
- Admission Policy
- Selective
- Total available places
- 165
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 223
- 2nd preference
- 96
- 3rd preference
- 54
- From another Local Authority
- 131
Offers
- 1st preference
- 159
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 63
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 160 0 160 |
| Year 8 | 151 0 151 |
| Year 9 | 159 0 159 |
| Year 10 | 159 0 159 |
| Year 11 | 157 0 157 |
| Year 12 | 141 0 141 |
| Year 13 | 100 0 100 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 97.0% 90.6% 86.5% |
Further education | 0.0% 27.7% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 79.0% 44.7% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 18.0% 17.7% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 3.0% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.5% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 3.0% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.8% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 92.0% 69.4% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 71.0% 39.0% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 70.0% 35.5% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 2.0% 1.8% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.3% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.2% 1.7% |