Altrincham College

State-Funded School

altrincham-college-trafford-north-west

North WestRegion

TraffordLocal Authority

Altrincham and Sale WestConstituency

WA15 8QWPostcode

6.8

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Altrincham College is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Trafford, North West.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 973 pupils. Altrincham College is part of ACHIEVE AND LEARN TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 19 May 2026 · published 23 Jun 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Post-16 provision
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 48.5
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 48.3%
EBacc average point score: 4.19

Ethnicity

White

68%

Asian

13%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

973

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

28%

England average

27%

First language not English

14%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 973
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: ACHIEVE AND LEARN TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
6 Jul 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
29 Mar 2017	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.