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Entry to The Manchester Grammar School is moderately competitive, with scores typically in the top 25% nationally.
While the school does not publish official CEM thresholds, aggregated outcomes and educator insight suggest that successful applicants typically achieve:
Indicative competitive range: 110–115.
Owl Tutors Competitiveness Index: 6.5 / 10 (our CEM age-standardised score).
Selectivity Tier: Tier 5
This classification places The Manchester Grammar School among competitive independent schools.
Schools do not publish official cut-off scores. The range and tier above are based on aggregated outcome patterns and educator insight, and are intended as indicative guidance rather than formal rankings.
CEM scores are age-standardised, with:
If competitive applicants are typically scoring in the 110–115 range, this suggests entry requires performance above the national average.
Understanding CEM Scores & PercentilesWithin our School Competitiveness framework, schools are grouped into tiers based on typical competitive score bands.
You can see how The Manchester Grammar School compares to other independent schools nationally here:
View the School Competitiveness IndexFamilies outside the private or prep school system often do not have access to benchmarking data of this kind.
To understand how your child currently compares to competitive applicants, you can:
If your child is already scoring within or close to this band, preparation typically shifts from improvement to consistency and exam-day margin.
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The Manchester Grammar School is an independent school.
The Manchester Grammar School is in the local authority of Manchester.
The URN (Unique Reference Number) for The Manchester Grammar School is 105591.
The Manchester Grammar School is located in Manchester. The full address is Old Hall Lane, Manchester, M13 0XT.
You can call The Manchester Grammar School on 01612247201.
You can visit The Manchester Grammar School’s website at https://www.mgs.org/.
The Manchester Grammar School caters to students aged 7 to 18.
No, The Manchester Grammar School is a day school and does not offer boarding options for students.
Yes, The Manchester Grammar School has a sixth form for students in years 12 and 13.
The Manchester Grammar School only accepts boys.
The Manchester Grammar School has 1653 boys.
The following schools are located within approximately 5 miles of The Manchester Grammar School:
There were 211 pupils with an A-Level or IB entry at The Manchester Grammar School in 2025.
The average result as a grade at The Manchester Grammar School in 2025 was A.
The average result as a point score at The Manchester Grammar School in 2025 was 49.98.
There were 69.00% students who achieved AAB or higher (including at least 2 facilitating subjects) at The Manchester Grammar School in 2025.
The grade for each student’s best 3 A levels at The Manchester Grammar School in 2025 was A.
The average point score for each student’s best 3 A levels at The Manchester Grammar School in 2025 was 49.98.
There were 212 pupils at the end of Key Stage 4 at The Manchester Grammar School in 2025.
There were NA pupils in the Progress 8 measure at The Manchester Grammar School in 2025.
The Progress 8 score (adjusted) for The Manchester Grammar School in 2025 was NA.
The % of pupils with entries in all EBacc subjects at The Manchester Grammar School in 2025 was 0.00%. Please note that many private schools do not submit entries for the EBacc, so this figure may not be relevant.
The percentage of students achieving strong 9-5 passes in English & Maths at The Manchester Grammar School in 2025 was 0.00%. Please note that many private schools do not submit all data at KS4, so this figure may not be relevant.
The Average Attainment 8 score at The Manchester Grammar School in 2025 was 42.9.
The EBacc APS score per pupil at The Manchester Grammar School in 2025 was 2.43.
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