Loreto Grammar School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Altrincham, Trafford
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Not published
From Trafford Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Unlock every school · £9.99 Open on the map →Loreto Grammar School is a secondary school in Altrincham, Trafford for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 28 September 2022. Trafford has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2021 to 2026 entry.
Loreto Grammar School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Not published |
| Year 7 2025 | Not published |
| Year 7 2024 | Not published |
| Year 7 2023 | Not published |
| Year 7 2022 | Not published |
| Year 7 2021 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 258 first-choice applications for 160 offers, 1.6 first choices per offer, the highest of 19 Trafford secondary schools.
- 152 Year 7 offers in 2026 went to first-choice families, so 106 first-choice families (41%) were not offered a place; 8 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- For Year 7 in 2026, 177 of the 441 applications (40%) came from families living outside Trafford, and 80 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 92% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the 4th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Trafford.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Trafford schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Dunham Road, Altrincham, WA14 4AH
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Sector
- State-funded
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Trafford
- Pupils on roll
- 1,075 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 4.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 28 September 2022
Strengths
- “Loreto Grammar School is an inspirational place to be.”
- “Pupils, including students in the sixth form, flourish here.”
- “Pupils and students are self-motivated, independent, and show a quiet determination to be the best that they can be.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 November 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 92% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 73.7 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 258 first-preference applications, 160 offers in total, 152 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Trafford.
- North Cestrian School 0.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Altrincham Grammar School for Girls 0.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Altrincham Grammar School for Boys 0.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Wellington School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Altrincham College 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Saint Ambrose College 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ashton-on-Mersey School 2.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published