Please read all sections to ensure you are fully informed of the school rules and regulations.

Arbor app and desktop portal

Once your child has been set up on the system, we will send you an invitation to access the APP or desktop Portal.  Firstly, you must download the Arbor APP to your phone using your APP Store / Google Play Store.

To finish creating your account, you just need to set a password.  On the invite you receive, you log in with the link provided login.arbor.sc, click on ‘Forgotten Password?’ and follow the instructions on the screen.  Here is a link with further details and a short video to watch.  Arbor

ARBOR provides a lot of important information, some of which can only be accessed via this method, such as school reports. You can also:

• Report your child's Absence (THIS IS NOW THE PREFERRED WAY TO REPORT AN ABSENCE)
• Check your child's attendance record and even that they have registered that morning.
• Check and update your and your child's information, change address, mode of transport, telephone numbers and email address changes etc.
• View Positive Behaviour and Negative Behaviour incidents
• View House Points
• Reports cards and Grade sheets
• Detentions
• Lessons that day
• And much, much more

If you have trouble setting up your password or receiving the email once you have received your invite, please email: acoale@agsb.co.uk

Homework

Students will be set homework in all of their subjects over the two-week timetable. How much homework they get depends on the subject and how often they study it. Further details about homework can be found in the Homework Policy. All homework will be set via Satchel One, and parents can monitor this via a login will be provided at the beginning of term.  Please use the above link to access Satchel One.

Library

Break time and lunch times: The Library is open to all and hosts a variety of co-curricular clubs and events.  Students may also read and COMPLETE homework.

Lockers

A locker is provided to each student in or near his form room. He should keep his books and his coat in this. Keys may be provided for some lockers, but the majority need a padlock provided by the students (not a combination lock). These can be purchased almost anywhere.

Lost Property Protocol

In the case of lost property, please follow this protocol:

• Retrace your steps.
• Check the lost property area in the Bag Room (outside the Stamford Hall) or, in the case of PE kit, please check The Grammar
• Report the loss to your Form Teacher who will investigate further.
• Remember, all items should be clearly labelled with the student’s name.

Matters of Concern

If you do have any concerns about any issue within school, these will be dealt with speedily and sympathetically. Please contact the appropriate member of staff. If you are uncertain about who that might be, please contact Reception on agsbadmin@agsb.co.uk or Head of Year, who will advise you.

MEDICAL

Some teaching and administrative staff are First Aid trained. However, the school does not have a School Nurse on site on a permanent basis.

Parents will be asked to complete a Medical Conditions Information and Permissions Form if their child has a medical condition or requires medication while at school. Any medication stored in the School Office must be clearly labelled with the child’s name, date of birth, medical condition and clear instructions.

For short-term or occasional illnesses (e.g. minor coughs, colds or headaches), medication may be carried and self-administered by the child if parents consider them responsible.

Mobile Phones

Whilst we recognise that many young people carry and use a mobile phone, at AGSB the use of phones during school day is against the rules. There are exceptions to this rule if their use is directed by a teacher; students may be asked to take an image of something or do some quick research on Google using their phone. These occurrences are not common, and the teacher would always provide additional provision for those students without a phone.  If a parent needs to be contacted urgently, the school will contact parents directly using the contact numbers supplied by parents to the school. If equipment such as mobile phones, iPads etc. is brought into school, this is at the owner’s own risk.  Please refer to the Behaviour Policy on the Policies page of the website for further information.

Parental Contact with School

We operate an open policy. Parents may directly email staff and, where necessary, request an in-person appointment through the School Office agsbadmin@agsb.co.uk

Members of the teaching staff are always willing to discuss your child’s progress, but this is best by appointment arranged through the School Office.

In an emergency, please come in and we will see you. All parents must enter and leave the School via the Main Entrance.

Parents’ and Student Consultation Evenings are held once a year when your child’s teachers will be available for consultation. The Year 7 Parents’ and Student Consultation Evening is usually held late in the Autumn term.

Please avoid calling school to ask for a message to be passed on to their child unless the matter is urgent. We would need to have this before 1.20pm. In an emergency, we will obviously be pleased to help.

Photographs & Filming

The school provides opportunities for students to be photographed in various groups for use in official school portraits, the school website and magazine, press releases, television etc. Please register your wishes when you complete the parental consent section of the Admission Form, which you will be asked to complete as part of the induction process.  This can be updated via the Arbor Parent APP / Desktop Portal.  

School Fundraising

In sending your child to Altrincham Grammar School for Boys, you have enabled them to attend a Top 25 state school which strives for and achieves academic excellence.  In 2025, 81% of our students achieved top grades (7-9s) at GCSE with an excellent Progress 8 score of +1.  Typically, 85% of our ‘A’ Level students obtain A*-B.  In 2026 eighteen students received offers from Oxbridge.  Stunning academic results are not, however, our only strength here at AGSB.  We also place special onus on developing the students outside the classroom with our extensive co-curricular programme.

As you may be aware, the funding landscape in which we operate has changed.  Like many schools, we are facing a reduction in our funding, and this presents a challenge for us.  As a school, we are working hard to ensure that the AGSB Experience – the thing that makes this school so special to our students – is not threatened.  But to do this, we need your help.

A co-ordinated approach to fundraising involves the School, the Parents’ and Friends’ Association and the Altrincham Grammar School for Boys Annual Fund.

For more information, please click below:

School Transportation

The school does not provide a dedicated school bus service, but you can consult Transport for Greater Manchester (www.tfgm.com) for advice on local services.

If you are contemplating using a taxi service for transportation to and from school, we suggest that you consult with Trafford MBC for approved suppliers who have been DBS checked.

school WEBSITE

Did you know we have a page on the school website just for parents? Here you can access important links to sites such as ParentPay, Parents' Evening, Arbor, Satchel One etc. Plus this is where we post trip letters and other important documents, as well as view exam timetables and much more.

Here is the link: AGSB Website

The page is updated regularly, and you will find important forms at the appropriate times.  For example:

• Y10 Work Experience Form
• Y9 Options Form
• Y7 Language Options in Year 8 Form
• Activities Week Form
• Duke of Edinburgh information etc.

Also, take a look at the NEWS section. This section celebrates our successes and important information as it happens. You can also catch up on the NEWSLETTERS under the School Life section.

Keep on surfing, there is lots to see!