Urmston Grammar Academy
School Name: Urmston Grammar Academy Address: Newton Road, Urmston Town/City: Manchester Postcode: M41 5UG Telephone Number: 0161 748 2875 Website: http://www.urmstongrammar.org.uk/
Phase: Secondary (ages 11-18) Type: Academy converter Religious Denomination: None Admissions Policy: Selective Established: 2010 Trust: Urmston Grammar
Principal: Mr Thomas Kennedy-Fowler
Capacity: 1097
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 1137 (55% boys & 45% girls)
Enrollment: 104% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 7.3%
URN: 136297
DfE Number: 358/5405
UKPRN: 10031354
UPRN: 100012710318
Region: North West (E12000002)
District: Trafford (E08000009)
Constituency: Stretford and Urmston (E14001528)
Electoral Ward: Urmston (E05015259)
Easting & Northing: 376120E, 394926N
Latitude & Longitude: 53° 27' 4.27" N 2° 21' 39.28" W
Plus Code: 9C5VFJ2Q+FJ
DfE Record: View record
- Urmston Primary School (0.1km)
- English Martyrs' RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (0.2km)
- St Mary's CofE Primary School (0.7km)
- Flixton Girls School (0.7km)
- Our Lady of the Rosary RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (0.7km)
- Davyhulme Primary School (0.8km)
- Abbotsford Preparatory School (0.8km)
- Woodhouse Primary School (1.1km)
- Flixton Primary School (1.2km)
- Highfield Primary School (1.5km)
Predecessor school†
- Mrs Tracey Booth - Trustee. Appointed on 1 January 1900.
- Mrs Eleanor Bryan - Trustee. Appointed on 31 October 2022 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 31 October 2026.
- Mr Adrian Calder - Trustee. Appointed on 31 October 2022 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 31 October 2026.
- Mr Nicholas James Crowther - Chair of Trustees. Appointed on 14 October 2022 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 12 October 2026.
- Joanne Daley - Chief Financial Officer. Appointed on 1 January 1900.
- Mrs Julie Anne Edwards-Dunn - Trustee. Appointed on 5 October 2024 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 4 October 2028.
- Mr Thomas Stephen Kennedy-Fowler - Trustee. Appointed on 1 September 2025 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal).
- Mr Thomas Stephen Kennedy-Fowler - Accounting Officer. Appointed on 1 September 2025.
- Dr Mohammed Wakkas Khan - Trustee. Appointed on 1 September 2025 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 30 August 2027.
- Mr David Kirkham - Member. Appointed on 1 January 1900.
- Miss Kathryn Jane Longden - Trustee. Appointed on 5 October 2024 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 4 October 2028.
- Mr Peter Marks - Trustee. Appointed on 1 January 1900 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 28 June 2028.
- Mr Eric May - Member. Appointed on 1 September 2010 (Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold)).
- Mr Andrew McLaren - Trustee. Appointed on 1 September 2018 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 1 September 2030.
- Mr Andrew McLaren - Member. Appointed on 30 April 2018 (Appointed by academy members).
- Dr Matthew McPartland - Governance Professional - Single-Academy Trust (SAT). Appointed on 19 September 2025. Term runs until 18 September 2029.
- Mr Barry Vincent Peden - Member. Appointed on 15 July 2023 (Appointed by academy members).
- Mr Kevin Procter - Trustee. Appointed on 1 January 1900.
- Mr Kashif Rahuf - Trustee. Appointed on 2 February 2026 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 1 February 2028.
- Mrs Natalie Ratcliff - Trustee. Appointed on 2 February 2026 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 1 February 2028.
- Riffat Wall - Accounting Officer. Appointed on 12 November 2013. Term runs until 31 August 2025.
- Mrs Riffat Saeed Wall - Trustee. Appointed on 11 September 2013 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal). Term runs until 31 August 2025.
- Mrs Riffat Saeed Wall - Member. Appointed on 1 September 2025 (Appointed by academy members).
- Mrs Melanie Washington - Trustee. Appointed on 31 October 2022 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 31 October 2026.