Description
Altrincham Grammar School for Boys is leading State Secondary school in Altrincham. This is a Selective school for kids age 11 to 18 years. Gender - Boys.
At AGSB they embrace education in its broadest sense, encouraging excellence in sport, the creative arts, engineering, scientific innovation and debating. Our aim is to equip our students with the skills to contribute to society long after they have left us. The pastoral structures lay firm foundations for each and every boy, encouraging them to be self-confident, healthy and inquiring young men, while also displaying the virtues of tolerance and respect. AGSB is a large school, but retains the friendly, family atmosphere for which it is rightly renowned in the local area.
Facilities
SIXTH FORM
Sixth Form offers a first-class education for bright young students and future leaders. Expectations and aspirations are high and are reflected in our consistently outstanding results and value added, which place us amongst the top 1% of Sixth Forms in the country. Our students benefit from these high expectations and support each other to achieve them. They similarly support each other to achieve high aspirations and in 2021 over 50% of our students applied for early entry courses, such as those offered by the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, as well as courses in Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Science. All our students benefit from equal support to secure the destinations of their choice and have also gone on to secure a range of degree level apprenticeships with companies such as Dyson, PWC and Jaguar Land Rover.
Y7-9 CURRICULUM
The aim of our KS3 curriculum is to build a strong foundation of knowledge and skills in a broad range of subjects. Departments at AGSB have spent several years fine-tuning AGSB Subject Achievement Maps (SAMs). These documents identify the knowledge and skills that students need, to make progress in the different subject areas.
Y10-11 (GCSE) CURRICULUM
They aim to provide an ambitious Key Stage Four (KS4) Curriculum that promotes academic excellence through the study of a broad range of subjects. The vast majority of AGSB students will go on to study A-level courses, followed by degree level qualifications; the KS4 curriculum is designed with this in mind. All students will sit between 9 and 11 GCSEs by the end of Year 11. To ensure that all our students study a sufficiently broad and academic curriculum, some examined subjects are compulsory.
Features
- Ofsted Rating:
outstanding
Things to note
LIBRARY
The brand new library is located in the heart of the school and is a popular space amongst the pupils. In addition to regularly updated fiction stock chosen by our librarian Mrs Marson; the library also has periodicals, non-fiction texts, DVDs as well as a selection of revision guides. New stock 'just dropped' and recommendations can be seen on the instagram page: @agsblibrary All the stock is searchable on Reading Cloud and the library offers a Click and Collect service where you can order books and collect them from the library at your convenience.
CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Co-Curricular Enrichment at AGSB In school this week we have been highlighting the benefits of co-curricular enrichment in Assemblies and through ‘Thought For The Week’. Co-curricular enrichment is a very important aspect of life in any school, but especially here at AGSB.
MUSIC
AGSB Music Department are striving to become a national leader in the delivery of music education programs by providing a safe environment, and expert guidance which enables every student to develop a deep love for, and value of music regardless of their existing skill level or future musical aspirations.
SPORT
Sport at the Altrincham Grammar School for Boys caters for pupils of all abilities, all of which are equally important to us. The school offers vast amounts. The school’s wide range of sporting activities includes inter-school matches, country and national competitions. All students have access to our extensive co-curricular sports programme, where the emphasis is on friendly competition and exercise.
Extra Curricular
Please check the school website link for details.
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