Altrincham College
Green Lane, Timperley, Altrincham, WA15 8QW
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- ACHIEVE AND LEARN TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Andy Keegan
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- South Manchester Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Altrincham and Sale West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,018
- Pupils on roll
- 973
- URN
- 138614
- Local authority
- Trafford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01619807173
About this school
Altrincham College is a secondary academy in Altrincham. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 973 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 176 | 169 | 174 |
| Attainment 8 score | 46.2 | 48.2 | 48.5 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.20 -0.42 to +0.02 | -0.03 -0.26 to +0.20 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 43% | 48.5% | 48.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 68% | 64.5% | 69% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 18% | 27.8% | 28.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Altrincham College has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Trafford average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 46.2 | 50.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 48.2 | 51.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 48.5 | 51.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,007 |
| 2023/24 | 978 |
| 2024/25 | 982 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Altrincham College compares
Altrincham College ranked 12th of 18 secondary schools in Trafford for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 71% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48.5 | 7.4% | 29.4% | 973 | — |
| Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College | 48.9 | 7.8% | 14.8% | 1,638 | 0.7 miles |
| Wellington School | 57.3 | 6.6% | 11.3% | 1,536 | 0.8 miles |
| Saint Ambrose College | 76.2 | 4.1% | 8% | 1,096 | 0.9 miles |
| Altrincham Grammar School for Boys | 78.5 | 4.5% | 5.7% | 1,432 | 1.2 miles |
| North Cestrian School | 54.2 | 7.9% | 17.8% | 799 | 1.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report19 May 2026
- 17 May 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 29.38%
- English as an additional language
- 12.6%
- Overall absence
- 7.44%
- Persistent absence
- 20.58%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College0.7 miles
Secondary · Altrincham
-
Wellington School0.8 miles
Secondary · Altrincham
-
Saint Ambrose College0.9 miles
Secondary · Altrincham
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Altrincham Grammar School for Boys1.2 miles
Secondary · Altrincham
-
North Cestrian School1.3 miles
Secondary · Altrincham
Other schools in Altrincham
Altrincham College ranks 8th of the 8 ranked secondary schools in Altrincham.
- Altrincham Grammar School for Boys Secondary
- Altrincham Grammar School for Girls Secondary
- Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College Secondary
- Loreto Grammar School Secondary
- North Cestrian School Secondary
- Saint Ambrose College Secondary
- Wellington School Secondary
- Altrincham CofE (Aided) Primary School Primary
- Bollin Primary School Primary
- Bowdon CofE Primary School Primary
- Broadheath Primary School Primary
- Broomwood Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Altrincham College teach?
- Altrincham College teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Altrincham.
- Who is the headteacher of Altrincham College?
- The headteacher of Altrincham College is Mr Andy Keegan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Altrincham College last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Altrincham College, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Altrincham College?
- Altrincham College has 973 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Altrincham College full?
- Altrincham College has capacity for 1,018 pupils and 973 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Altrincham College a faith school?
- No. Altrincham College has no designated religious character.
- Is Altrincham College a selective school?
- No. Altrincham College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Altrincham College?
- Altrincham College is part of ACHIEVE AND LEARN TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Altrincham College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 46.2 in 2022/23 and 48.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Altrincham College rank locally?
- Altrincham College ranked 12th of 18 secondary schools in Trafford for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 71% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Altrincham College's absence rate?
- Altrincham College's overall absence rate is 7.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Altrincham College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Altrincham College's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 15 July 2026.