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Loreto Grammar School

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National rank

n/a

Rank last year

78.8^%

A-level

71.2^%

GCSE

Need to know

Head teacher Jane Beever

Attendance 96.6%

Gender of entry Girls

Send pupils* 3.2% *Special educational needs and disabilities

Total pupils 1,071

Pupils on free school meals 5.5%

Progress 8

Progress 8 is a measure of the development a school cohort/pupils makes from year 6 to year 11. The data used is from 2024. There will be no KS2 updates for 2025 or 2026 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The government is consulting on an improved version of Progress 8 and Attainment 8

WELL ABOVE AVERAGE

Our methodology

Results

Grade

16.2

32.5

30.1

A*/A

48.7

A*-B

78.8

Grade

9/8

48.5

22.7

9/8/7

71.2

What the school inspection says

“Loreto Grammar School is an inspirational place to be. Pupils, including students in the sixth form, flourish here. [They] are self-motivated, independent, and show a quiet determination to be the best that they can be ... Pupils achieve highly. They value the opportunity to study three modern foreign languages at Key Stage 3 ... Pupils benefit from a vast array of extracurricular and enrichment activities. Teachers encourage all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (Send), to take part. Staff design activities that spark pupils’ and students’ interests. For example, pupils enjoy attending the juggling club or the ‘just like us’ club.”

Inspection

2022

In detail *

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*Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgment in inspections of state-funded schools. A five-point grading scale, including a new “exceptional” grade was introduced in November 2025.

About the school

Loreto Grammar School was founded in 1909 by the Sisters of Loreto, the order itself which was established by the rebellious 17th-century nun Mary Ward — who is now on the path to sainthood.
The school’s bespoke Student Leadership Accreditation scheme is designed to equip girls with the skills and confidence to excel in whatever career they choose.
Loreto is part of a worldwide network of over 120 Loreto schools and 70,000 students with strong links to sister schools abroad in India, Australia, Germany and Spain.
School meals are provided by Mellors Catering Services, which has won awards for its nutritionist-led services.
Loreto Grammar School was commended in the category for State Secondary School of the Year 2025 and awarded State Secondary School of the Year in the Northwest 2025

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admissions@loretogrammar.co.uk

Telephone

0161 928 3703

Website

loretogrammar.co.uk

Address

Dunham Road, Altrincham, WA14 4AH

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