Loreto Grammar School

The school publishes a dedicated SEND Information page.

“SEND Information”

Dedicated pastoral mentors, a lay chaplain and a school counsellor are available to support students.

“Where necessary, we also have adults who can support students such as pastoral mentors, our lay chaplain and the school counsellor.”

School emphasises the form tutor role and 'right relationships' so that students are known as individuals.

“At Loreto we promote the significant role of the form tutor and the importance of students being known as well as a focus on ‘right relationships’.”

Extra-curricular opportunities in the Sixth Form include Young Enterprise, Model United Nations, public speaking competitions, Sports Leaders Award, Duke of Edinburgh, Mock Trial Competition, and Physics Olympics.

“Young Enterprise, - Model United Nations, - Catenian and Rotary Public Speaking competitions, - Sports Leaders Award, - Duke of Edinburgh, - Manchester Mock Trial Competition, - Physics Olympics”

Enrichment includes the Extended Project Qualification, work experience, sport, STEM projects, and MFL exchange programmes.

“opportunities to broaden their horizons through the Extended Project Qualification, work experience and a whole host of subject specific enrichment opportunities that range from sport and STEM projects to our MFL exchange programmes.”

The school is described by the Head Girl as a community that encourages and empowers young women.

“Being at Loreto means being part of a community that encourages and empowers young women.”

School's core values (Mary Ward values) are sincerity, freedom, justice, joy, truth, excellence and internationality, underpinning a Catholic mission.

“Our Mary Ward values of sincerity, freedom, justice, joy, truth, excellence and internationality mean we seek to encourage all our community a freedom of spirit, a sincerity in all our communications, a strong sense of personal integrity, a passion to act with justice in all we do, a discriminating attitude to truth, a cheerful disposition, to strive to become the person God made us to be and be part of an international family.”

Sixth Formers are described as school leaders and role models with a say in running the school, while retaining their own identity as a distinct Sixth Form.

“The Sixth Formers here genuinely are school leaders and role models who have a say in the running of the school.”

Offers an extensive Key Stage 5 curriculum with 25 different A level courses

“Our curriculum offer at Key Stage 5 is extensive, offering 25 different A level courses.”

Year 7 2026 entry admissions cycle used a set entrance examination date and is now closed to new applications.

“Applications for entry into Year 7 in September 2026 are now closed.”

Year 7 offers are issued in line with the local authority's coordinated secondary admissions scheme.

“Trafford Council's Secondary Co-Ordinated Admissions Scheme”

Two thirds of students go on to Russell Group universities

“with two thirds choosing Russell Group universities, and sometimes further afield”

The vast majority of Year 13 students progress to university, with over half entering Russell Group institutions including Oxford, Cambridge, and Ivy League universities.

“The vast majority our Year 13 students go on to university, either to study a traditional degree or as part of a degree level apprenticeship, with over half entering the Russell Group of higher educational establishments, including Oxford and Cambridge and Ivy League institutions.”

The school describes its A Level results as outstanding, with excellent student progress over the two years.

“Our A Level results are outstanding, and students make excellent progress over the two years of Sixth Form.”

School judged Outstanding in all categories by Ofsted and by the Diocese of Shrewsbury.

“We are proud to have been judged “Outstanding” in all categories by Ofsted and by the Diocese of Shrewsbury (Section 48 Inspection).”