Hulme Hall is a non-selective school. The ability profile is consequently regarded as being average - the 'norm' for a mainstream school in England. However, the results shown below indicate that achievement is well above that expected for a 'non-selective' school.
79% of pupils gained 5 or more A* - C grades
62% gained 5 or more A* - C grades including Maths and English
60% gained 5 or more A* - C grades including Maths, English and Science
26% gained 5 or more A* - C grades including Maths, English, Science and a Modern Foreign Language
47% of pupils gained 8 or more A* - C grades
82% of all exams were passed at A* - C grade, compared with the national average of 65.7% in 2008
22.4% of all exams were passed at A* or A grade, compared with the national average of 20.7% in 2008
Percentage of Candidates achieving A*-C grade by subject
| English Language | 83% | Physical Education | 76% |
| English Literature | 91% | ICT | 96% |
| Mathematics | 68% | Home Economics | |
| Additional Science | 100% | (Food & Nutrition) | 77% |
| Core Science | 67% | (Child Development) | 93% |
| French | 91% | Music | 69% |
| Spanish | 80% | History | 89% |
| Art & Design | 100% | Geography | 81% |
| Art (Textiles) | 100% | Drama | 100% |
| DT (Product Design) | 68% | Statistics | 100% |
