TIPTOP SCHOOL PROFILE
The Manchester Grammar School
At a glance
- Location
- Manchester
- Pupils
- Boys
- Age range
- 7–18 (registered age range)
- Day / boarding
- Day school
Meet the school
The report describes a programme of nine GCSEs plus a research project, with topics such as medicine or history helping pupils develop research and presentation skills. Flexible subject choices can include four languages, while outdoor activities include climbing and hill walking.
Results in The Times online table
Independent secondary schools · Edition 2026 · Examination results 2025
- A-level (% A*)
- 37.7%
- A-level (% A*/A)
- 75.5%
- A-level (% A*/B)
- 93%
- A-level rank
- 36
- GCSE (% 9/8/7)
- 88.2%
- GCSE rank
- 43
- Pupils listed in this table
- Boys
In The Times tables
- 38=
The Times top 300 independent secondary schools
2026 edition · Table rank · Examination results 2025
The Times online table - 44=
Joint state and private secondary schools
2026 edition · Table rank · Examination results 2025
The Times online table
In the online regional tables
- 2
Manchester and the northwest · Independent schools
Regional position · 2026 · Examination results 2025
UK rank among independent schools 38=
Pupils listed in this table: Boys
View regional table · The Times online table
Awards & recognition
- Named Independent School of the Year in the northwest.2026 editionSource
Manchester and the northwest · Read regional guide