William Hulme's Grammar School

General Information

Address: Spring Bridge Road, Manchester, M16 8PR
Phone: 01612262054
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Kate Heaton
Age range: 3-18 years
Sixth form: Yes
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Christian
Number of pupils: 1542
School capacity: 1300
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 564
% eligible for free school meals: 41.4%
Nursery provision: Yes

Behaviour

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Attendance

Overall absence: 6.4%
Persistently absent pupils: 16.7%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 12.8%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 5.2%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 71 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 46 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 38 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 12 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 10 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 26 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 23 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 16 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 6 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 4 pupils

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

No overall grade given 2025 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted stopped giving single overall grades for a period between September 2024 and November 2025 - this school's most recent inspection falls in that window, so there's no single rating to show, even though it was inspected. The full report (linked below) still has the detail.

Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

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Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £8,040 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

Ranked #21 of 132 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#19All Saints Primary School£8,064
#20Baguley Hall Primary School£8,059
#21William Hulme's Grammar School£8,040
#22Rushbrook Primary Academy£8,015
#23Lily Lane Primary School£8,010

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1The Olive School, Manchester£12,633
#2Crown Street Primary School£11,773
#3Saviour CofE Primary School£9,806
#4Webster Primary School£9,425
#5Barlow Hall Primary School£9,376
#6Old Moat Primary School£9,077
#7St Ambrose RC Primary School£8,842
#8St Bernard's RC Primary School Manchester£8,756
#9Abraham Moss Community School£8,559
#10Broad Oak Primary School£8,534
#11St Anne's RC Primary School£8,533
#12King David Primary School£8,479
#13St Philip's Church of England Primary School£8,438
#14Peel Hall Primary Academy£8,371
#15Benchill Primary School£8,178
#16Our Lady's RC Primary School Manchester£8,151
#17St Brigid's RC Primary School£8,119
#18Newall Green Primary School£8,072
#19All Saints Primary School£8,064
#20Baguley Hall Primary School£8,059
#21William Hulme's Grammar School£8,040
#22Rushbrook Primary Academy£8,015
#23Lily Lane Primary School£8,010
#24Chorlton CofE Primary School£7,945
#25Crowcroft Park Primary School£7,945
#26Crosslee Community Primary School£7,933
#27Claremont Primary School£7,881
#28St Willibrord's RC Primary School£7,852
#29Bowker Vale Primary School£7,851
#30St Wilfrid's RC Primary School£7,825
#31Plymouth Grove Primary School£7,816
#32Haveley Hey Community School£7,798
#33Higher Openshaw Community School£7,767
#34Ringway Primary School£7,756
#35Ashbury Meadow Primary School£7,724
#36Armitage CofE Primary School£7,721
#37Didsbury CofE Primary School£7,679
#38Button Lane Primary School£7,665
#39Abbott Community Primary School£7,663
#40Holy Trinity CofE Primary School£7,655
#41Cheetwood Primary School£7,650
#42Crossacres Primary Academy£7,642
#43St Mary's CofE Junior and Infant School£7,617
#44Crab Lane Primary School£7,558
#45St Clare's RC Primary School£7,519
#46Rack House Primary School£7,501
#47St James' CofE Primary School, Birch-in-Rusholme£7,494
#48The Divine Mercy Roman Catholic Primary School£7,489
#49St Augustine's CofE Primary School£7,470
#50St Andrew's CofE Primary School£7,456
#51Sandilands Primary School£7,454
#52Rolls Crescent Primary School£7,450
#53Charlestown Community Primary School£7,445
#54Christ The King RC Primary School Manchester£7,411
#55Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester£7,396
#56Wilbraham Primary School£7,374
#57St Margaret's CofE Primary School£7,365
#58St John's CofE Primary School£7,348
#59CofE School of the Resurrection£7,324
#60Cringle Brook Primary School£7,324
#61Pike Fold Primary School£7,303
#62St Francis RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy£7,297
#63Birchfields Primary School£7,289
#64Moston Fields Primary School£7,288
#65All Saints C of E Primary School£7,278
#66St Wilfrid's CofE Junior and Infant School£7,270
#67Co-op Academy Medlock£7,243
#68Moston Lane Community Primary School£7,233
#69Irk Valley Community School£7,213
#70St Mary's CofE Primary School Moston£7,196
#71St James' CofE Primary School Gorton£7,186
#72St Luke's CofE Primary School£7,180
#73Manchester Communication Primary Academy£7,176
#74Green End Primary School£7,165
#75Ravensbury Community School£7,155
#76Heald Place Primary School£7,154
#77St Peter's Catholic Primary School£7,146
#78The Willows Primary School£7,145
#79St Clement's CofE Primary School£7,140
#80St Chrysostom's CofE Primary School£7,136
#81Abbey Hey Primary Academy£7,132
#82Acacias Community Primary School£7,118
#83St Anne's RC Primary School Crumpsall Manchester£7,118
#84Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Catholic Primary School£7,089
#85St Joseph's RC Primary School Manchester£7,087
#86Sacred Heart RC Primary School£7,030
#87St Kentigern's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy£7,010
#88Cravenwood Primary Academy£6,992
#89Manley Park Primary School£6,980
#90Ladybarn Primary School£6,978
#91Varna Community Primary School£6,960
#92St Richard's RC Primary School£6,933
#93Longsight Community Primary£6,928
#94Crumpsall Lane Primary School£6,926
#95Briscoe Lane Academy£6,917
#96Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School£6,909
#97E-ACT Blackley Academy£6,903
#98St Paul's CofE Primary School£6,883
#99Chorlton Park Primary£6,869
#100Oasis Academy Aspinal£6,856
#101Cheetham CofE Community Academy£6,849
#102Mount Carmel RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy£6,831
#103Brookburn Community School£6,800
#104Oswald Road Primary School£6,786
#105St Chad's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy£6,778
#106Stanley Grove Primary Academy£6,736
#107Mauldeth Road Primary School£6,710
#108St Anthony's Catholic Primary School£6,706
#109Unity Community Primary£6,703
#110St Agnes C of E Primary School£6,689
#111Old Hall Drive Academy£6,672
#112Co-op Academy New Islington£6,667
#113Oasis Academy Temple£6,661
#114New Moston Primary School£6,648
#115Park View Community Primary Academy£6,601
#116Gorton Primary School£6,569
#117Chapel Street Community Primary School£6,545
#118St. Aidan's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy£6,518
#119St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School£6,494
#120St Wilfrid's CofE Aided Primary School Northenden£6,470
#121Seymour Road Academy£6,448
#122St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy£6,440
#123Alma Park Primary School£6,310
#124Oasis Academy Harpur Mount£6,278
#125Co-op Academy Broadhurst£6,271
#126Beaver Road Primary School£6,161
#127St Catherine's RC Primary School£5,989
#128West Didsbury CE Primary School£5,718
#129St Edmund's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy£3,329
#130St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy£3,071
#131St Dunstan's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy£2,825
#132St Margaret Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy£2,436

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