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Grammar schools in Manchester

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Within, from Manchester

Grammar schools within 10 miles

7

Manchester has no state grammar schools.

  1. 3.3 milesStretford Grammar SchoolMixed · Trafford · FSCE
  2. 5.1 milesSale Grammar SchoolMixed · Trafford · FSCE
  3. 5.1 milesUrmston Grammar AcademyMixed · Trafford · FSCE · 150 places
  4. 7.8 milesLoreto Grammar SchoolGirls · Trafford · GL Assessment
  5. 8.0 milesSaint Ambrose CollegeBoys · Trafford · GL Assessment
  6. 8.2 milesAltrincham Grammar School for GirlsGirls · Trafford · FSCE
  7. 8.3 milesAltrincham Grammar School for BoysBoys · Trafford · FSCE · 202 places

Named grammar, but not a state grammar school

  • The Manchester Grammar School: independent (private)
  • Manchester Islamic Grammar School for Girls: independent (private)
  • William Hulme's Grammar School: state, non-selective
  • Kassim Darwish Grammar School for Boys: independent (private)

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Questions people ask

Are there grammar schools in Manchester?

No. Manchester council runs no state grammar schools, but 7 are within 10 miles, in Trafford. The nearest is Stretford Grammar School, 3.3 miles from the centre.

Is The Manchester Grammar School a grammar school?

Not a state grammar school: it is an independent (private) school. It is not in this list.

Is Manchester Islamic Grammar School for Girls a grammar school?

Not a state grammar school: it is an independent (private) school. It is not in this list.

Which 11+ test do they use?

Of the 7 within 10 miles: 5 use FSCE, 2 use GL Assessment. Each school's page gives its test dates.

Does living nearby get my child a place?

Not on its own. Your child must pass the school's 11+ test. Many schools then give places by distance or catchment area, and some take the highest scores wherever children live. Each school's page sets out its rules.

How we work this out

What it does

Manchester has no state grammar schools of its own. These are the nearest, with who they take and their 11+ test.

All 163 state grammar schools in England on the Department for Education's register, September 2026.

Method

  1. We start from Manchester's centre on the Ordnance Survey's map of places.
  2. We measure a straight line from there to each school's registered location and list the schools inside your chosen distance, nearest first.
  3. Boys, girls or mixed, the test provider and the Year 7 places come from each school's own admission arrangements for September 2027.
  4. Schools named 'grammar' that are not state grammar schools come from the same DfE register: independent schools, and state schools it lists as non-selective.