Stretford Grammar School is a state-maintained secondary school in Manchester, United Kingdom with 956 pupils. As of 9 November 2026 it is advertising 2 vacancies: Teacher of English (Full Time, Temporary January to July) (closes 12 November) and Teacher of Boys' PE, Full Time, Temporary – January to July 2027 (closes 13 November).
Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. 2 live vacancies.
Head
Elizabeth Baxter (Acting Headteacher), Headteacher
Type
State-maintained, Secondary
Pupils
956 pupils · 45% girls · 17.9% eligible for free school meals · 28.8% with English as an additional language DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
59 (6.2%) on SEN support · 17 (1.8%) with an education, health and care plan DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
‘Stretford Grammar School is an inspirational place to learn. Pupils flourish in this warm and welcoming environment (Ofsted 2024).’Governors of this warm, welcoming and inclusive…
In addition to the specific responsibilities outlined below, the member of staff will be required, under the reasonable direction of the Headteacher, to carry out the professional…
Exam results
Year
Attainment 8
Grade 5+ Eng. & maths
2025/26 provisional
75.5
99.4%
2024/25
74.4
95.6%
2023/24
73.8
98.1%
Department for Education performance tables. Attainment 8 is the average score across eight GCSE-level subjects (out of 90). Grade 5+ is the share of pupils with grade 5 or above in both English and maths. Provisional figures can change when the revised tables are published. Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26.
Inspections
Date
Inspection
Outcome
20 March 2024
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
19 February 2019
Short inspection
Remained Good
Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.
Staff
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2025/26
53.0
18.1
–
0
£45,679
2024/25
51.1
18.5
9%
0
£43,937
2023/24
47.1
20.0
6%
0
£45,921
2022/23
51.9
18.3
12%
0
£44,692
2021/22
51.2
17.4
13%
0
£44,409
2020/21
43.0
19.9
4%
0
£44,887
Earlier years (2010/11 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
44.4
19.2
8%
0
£43,250
2018/19
45.5
18.4
4%
0
£43,021
2017/18
45.0
18.2
9%
0
£40,562
2016/17
47.3
16.8
9%
0
£39,728
2015/16
47.6
16.2
15%
0
£41,155
2014/15
52.6
15.5
16%
0
£39,093
2013/14
48.2
16.4
3%
0
£39,055
2012/13
49.9
15.8
9%
0
£37,911
2011/12
51.3
15.4
12%
0
£38,332
2010/11
50.4
15.0
2%
0
£39,582
Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.
Attendance
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2025/26
3.2%
0.3%
3.6%
0.3%
2024/25
3.2%
0.3%
3.1%
0.3%
2023/24
3.0%
0.3%
3.1%
0.3%
2022/23
4.4%
0.5%
7.5%
0.8%
2021/22
5.0%
0.5%
9.7%
0.7%
2020/21
3.1%
0.3%
5.2%
0.3%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2018/19
3.2%
0.5%
3.3%
0.3%
2017/18
3.6%
0.4%
6.2%
0.1%
2016/17
2.9%
0.4%
2.7%
0.1%
Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).
Hiring history
4 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 3 teaching, 1 leadership. Most often advertised: Curriculum Leader of PE, Headteacher, Teacher of Maths. Last advertised October 2026.
Counted from the job services and school websites EduAtlas reads; a school may also advertise elsewhere.
Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.