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The Trafford and Stockport College Group

College · ages 16-99MixedFurther educationAltrinchamTrafford
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Average A level gradeC2024/25

The Trafford and Stockport College Group is a further education in Altrincham for boys and girls aged 16 to 99.

Manchester Road, Altrincham, WA14 5PQ0161 886 7045trafford.ac.ukMr James Scott principalAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

Results

A level and sixth-form results, 2025

2,794 students finished sixth-form courses.

Average A level gradeC30.0 points per entry
A level progress-0.14Against students elsewhere with the same GCSE grades. 0 is average.
AAB or better5%with two subjects universities favour
Stayed and finished70%of students who started
All sixth-form measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192017
Students2,7942,9682,6452,5253,3732,270
Average A level points per entryA level APS per entry29.9629.6227.0734.1029.7126.21
Average A level gradeCCC-C+CC-
Best three A levelsBest 3 A levels APS29.1229.0026.6133.8727.5429.44
AAB or better in subjects universities likeAAB+ in two facilitating subjects5%7%3%12%3%1%
A level progressA level value added-0.14-0.01+0.03+0.01
Applied general courses: points per entry27.2224.8525.3728.24
T levels: points per entry23.9826.5226.0630.77
Stayed and finishedRetained and assessed70%79%88%92%69%91%

A level subjects

20 A level subjects had results in 2025. Each figure is the share of students who got an A* to B, next to the average for state sixth forms in England. When only a handful of students take a subject, its figures jump around from year to year.

Strongest A levels

Media / Film / TV Studies77%A* to B, England 46% · 13 entries
A levels taught hereThe small number is how many students sat each one in 2025.
SubjectsPsychology64Sociology48Biology46Mathematics45Chemistry44Law40History28Business Studies28English Literature26Geography24English Language22Physics20Photography15Media / Film / TV Studies13Fine Art13Computer Science10Government and Politics9Spanish8Film Studies7English Language and Literature6
Every A level subject against England, 2025
Psychology64 entries · 13% A* or A · 98% passed
39%England 46%
Sociology48 entries · 19% A* or A · 94% passed
48%England 49%
Biology46 entries · 7% A* or A · 94% passed
17%England 49%
Mathematics45 entries · 11% A* or A · 91% passed
24%England 60%
Chemistry44 entries · 9% A* or A · 93% passed
16%England 53%
Law40 entries · 15% A* or A · 100% passed
25%England 40%
History28 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed
39%England 55%
Business Studies28 entries · 4% A* or A · 100% passed
46%England 47%
English Literature26 entries · 8% A* or A · 92% passed
31%England 52%
Geography24 entries · 17% A* or A · 100% passed
38%England 51%
English Language22 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed
14%England 44%
Physics20 entries · 10% A* or A · 100% passed
30%England 51%
Photography15 entries · 20% A* or A · 100% passed
60%England 58%
Media / Film / TV Studies13 entries · 8% A* or A · 100% passed
77%England 46%
Fine Art13 entries · 8% A* or A · 100% passed
69%England 65%
Computer Science10 entries · 10% A* or A · 100% passed
30%England 46%
Government and Politics9 entries · 11% A* or A · 100% passed
22%England 55%
Spanish8 entries · 13% A* or A · 100% passed
38%England 59%
Film Studies7 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed
100%England 57%
English Language and Literature6 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed
0%England 47%

A levels only. BTECs, T levels and other courses are in the table above. Subjects with fewer than five students aren't published.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Trafford council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals

What pupils do next

After sixth form

Where the 2,471 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training75%and stayed there for at least six months

Among pupils from low-income families it was 63%, compared with 81% for everyone else.

Where the ones heading for university went

Went on to degree-level study or training50%England 72%
Top-third universities6%England 22%. The universities that ask for the highest grades
Higher or degree apprenticeship9%England 6%
Higher technical course3%Level 4 or 5, such as an HNC or HND

Among students from low-income families, 45% went on to degree-level study or training and 4% to a top-third university.

Earlier years
Destination2022/23 leavers2021/22 leavers2020/21 leavers2019/20 leavers
Still in education, work or training75%75%75%
Education33%34%35%
Apprenticeship9%8%11%3%
Work33%33%30%
Not in education, work or training19%19%19%

The area around the school

Typical house price£365,000Trafford
Nearest bus stop60 mTrafford College, 14 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Park Road Academy Primary SchoolAcademy640 m236Outstanding 2023100Compare
Tyntesfield Primary SchoolAcademy660 m441No overall grade 202498Compare
Broadheath Primary SchoolCouncil700 m524Not inspected87Compare
Trafford Alternative Education ProvisionPupil referral unit870 m53Report card 2026Compare
Woodheys Primary SchoolCouncil970 m443Good 202292Compare
Navigation Primary SchoolCouncil0.6 miles444No overall grade 202593Compare
St Hugh's Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic0.6 miles584No overall grade 202483Compare
St Margaret Ward Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic0.6 miles223Good 202343Compare

Questions parents ask

Is The Trafford and Stockport College Group a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score The Trafford and Stockport College Group yet.

How many pupils does The Trafford and Stockport College Group have?

The number of pupils is not published.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Manchester Road, Altrincham, WA14 5PQ
Telephone
0161 886 7045
Website
www.trafford.ac.uk
Principal
Mr James Scott
Type of school
Further education (Further education, colleges)
Phase
College, ages 16-99
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Trafford
Ward
Broadheath
Constituency
Altrincham and Sale West
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 January 1900
URN
130519 · LAESTAB 3588000 · UKPRN 10005998
Formerly
Cheadle and Marple Sixth Form College, Stockport College, North Trafford College of Further Education

Where these figures come from