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Hulme Grammar School

URN
105745
Phase
Not applicable
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Hulme Grammar School
URN
105745
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-18
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Excellent

84 / 100

Excellent

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

90

Inspection

—

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

65

School Compass rankings

School rankings are not currently available.

School Compass recommendation

Recommended

This school performs well across several areas and may suit many families.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: Competition not available
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Very Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: Low confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

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Admissions

Admissions information is not currently available for this school.

Where to apply

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Local authority
Oldham
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Oldham)
School website
www.hulmegrammar.org

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Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 4 (secondary)

Key stage 4 (secondary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 4 performance for academic year 2024/25. Progress 8 is not published for this academic year.

Attainment 8

Attainment 8

59.3

Progress 8

Progress 8

Not published

English and maths grade 5 or above

English & maths 5+

68.3%

English and maths grade 4 or above

English & maths 4+

88.1%

EBacc entry

EBacc entry

12.9%

EBacc achievement

Location

OL8 4BX - Chamber Road, Oldham, Lancashire

Contact details

Address
Chamber Road, Oldham, Lancashire
Postcode
OL8 4BX
Phone
1616306158
Website
www.hulmegrammar.org
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Oldham
Local authority code
353

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 252 schools in Oldham.

Authority statistics

Total schools

252

Open schools

129

Closed schools

123

Primary schools

168

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • EBacc achievement

    12.9%

    Post-16 (A level)

    Average

    Post-16 (A level) data for academic year 2024/25

    Official Department for Education 16 to 18 performance (A level) for academic year 2024/25.

    Average point score per entry

    APS

    37.8

    Value added

    Value added

    +0.11

    AAB with two facilitating subjects

    AAB %

    27.9%

    Retention

    Retention %

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    35

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary168 (66.7%)
    • Secondary35 (13.9%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other49 (19.4%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Hulme Grammar School for Girls0 mNot applicableClosed
    Coppice Primary Academy205 mPrimaryOpen
    Coppice Primary School205 mPrimaryClosed
    Werneth Primary School289 mPrimaryOpen
    Werneth Primary School289 mPrimaryClosed
    Coppice Infant and Nursery School303 mPrimaryClosed
    Werneth Junior School331 mPrimaryClosed
    Werneth Infant School377 mPrimaryClosed
    St Augustine of Canterbury RC High Specialist Humanities School395 mSecondaryClosed
    Coppice Junior School414 mPrimaryClosed
    • Hulme Grammar School for Girls
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Coppice Primary Academy
      Distance
      205 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Coppice Primary School
      Distance
      205 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Werneth Primary School
      Distance
      289 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Not applicable) and local authority (Oldham)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Belford College LimitedNot applicableOL8 4ELClosed
    Blackstone Secondary SchoolNot applicableOL9 6JNClosed
    Bright Futures SchoolNot applicableOL3 7EUOpen
    Brookland SchoolNot applicableOL16 3NPOpen
    Chances MentoringNot applicableOL9 9JTOpen
    • Belford College Limited
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      OL8 4EL
      Status
      Closed
    • Blackstone Secondary School
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      OL9 6JN
      Status
      Closed
    • Bright Futures School
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      OL3 7EU
      Status
      Open
    • Brookland School
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      OL16 3NP
      Status
      Open
    • Chances Mentoring
    Werneth Primary School
    Distance
    289 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Coppice Infant and Nursery School
    Distance
    303 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Werneth Junior School
    Distance
    331 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Werneth Infant School
    Distance
    377 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • St Augustine of Canterbury RC High Specialist Humanities School
    Distance
    395 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Coppice Junior School
    Distance
    414 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Not applicable
    Postcode
    OL9 9JT
    Status
    Open