List of schools in Trafford

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The following is a partial list of active schools in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford in Greater Manchester, England.

There are 73 primary schools in Trafford, 17 secondary and grammar schools, and 6 special schools.^[1] Trafford maintains a selective education system, with grammar schools, assessed by the Eleven Plus exam. Trafford College, a new £29M "super college" in Stretford, is the only college of further education in Trafford. It was opened in 2007, following a merger between South Trafford College and North Trafford College.^[2] Overall, Trafford was ranked 3rd out of all of the Local Education Authorities in National Curriculum assessment performance in 2007.^[3] Absences from Trafford secondary schools in 2006–07, authorised and unauthorised, were 5.6% and 0.8% respectively, both lower than the national average (6.4% and 1.4%).^[4] From the 2007 GCSE results, the Trafford LEA was ranked 5th out of 148 in the country – and first in Greater Manchester – based on the percentage of pupils attaining at least 5 A*–C grades at GCSE including maths and English (60.8% compared with the national average of 46.7%).^[5]

From the 2007 GCSE results and A-level results, Atrincham Grammar School for Girls was the most successful secondary school in Trafford, with 100% of pupils gaining five or more GCSEs at A*–C grade including maths and English. At A-level, Altrincham Grammar Schools for Girls was the 39th most successful school in the country.^[6][7] St. Ambrose College is undergoing a £17M rebuild of the school on the current school grounds in Hale Barns.^[8]

By default, the table below is sorted into state schools (i.e. primary, secondary, special, etc), independent schools, and further and higher education establishments.

See also: List of schools in Greater Manchester

[edit] References

• Trafford Council Schools and Colleges
• Ofsted (Office for Standards in Education)