Pulteney Grammar School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Adelaide, South Australia 5000 · Adelaide LGA
About Pulteney Grammar School
Pulteney Grammar School is an independent combined (K–12) school located in Adelaide, South Australia (5000), within the Adelaide local government area. It caters for students from R to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 839 students (365 girls and 474 boys). The school is affiliated with Association of Independent Schools of SA.
Pulteney Grammar School has an ICSEA value of 1170, indicating exceptionally high socio-educational advantage, among the most advantaged school communities in Australia. That places it in the 98th percentile of Australian schools. 69% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 1% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 112 teachers (98.1 full-time equivalent) and 55 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 8.6 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 5% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Pulteney Grammar School scores 86.7 out of 100, placing it in the top 5% of combined schools nationally and 1st of 145 combined schools in SA (1st of 5 in the Adelaide area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1170
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)69% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)8.6 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-5% enrolments since 2020 (area median -5%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+17 ICSEA points since 2020
The Success Index summarises the academic environment of a school community using official ACARA data. It is not a measure of teaching quality or student results. Read the methodology.
Student profile
Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.
Enrolments by year level
How Pulteney Grammar School's 839 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Pulteney Grammar School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Pulteney Grammar School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Gilles Street Primary School
Adelaide · Government primary · U, R-6
275 students · ICSEA 1107 · 172 m away
Muirden Senior College
Adelaide · Independent high school · 11-12
91 students · ICSEA 1079 · 291 m away
St Aloysius College
Adelaide · Catholic combined · R-12
1,091 students · ICSEA 1081 · 728 m away
Annesley College
Wayville · Independent primary · R-6
292 students · ICSEA 1164 · 873 m away
Christian Brothers College
Adelaide · Catholic combined · R-12
990 students · ICSEA 1074 · 937 m away
Specialised Assistance School For Youth (SASY)
Adelaide · Independent high school · 8-12
205 students · ICSEA 1026 · 1.1 km away
Sturt Street Community School
Adelaide · Government primary · R-6
162 students · ICSEA 1114 · 1.2 km away
St Mary's College
Adelaide · Catholic combined · R-12
659 students · ICSEA 1073 · 1.5 km away
Youthinc. Enterprise Academy
Adelaide · Independent special · 11-12
129 students · ICSEA 1029 · 1.5 km away
Saint Spyridon College
Unley · Independent primary · R-6
39 students · ICSEA 1081 · 1.8 km away
Similar schools
Independent combined schools in SA with a comparable ICSEA.
Pembroke School
Kensington Park · Independent combined · R-12
1,672 students · ICSEA 1171
St Peter's College
St Peters · Independent combined · R-12
1,585 students · ICSEA 1164
Wilderness School
Medindie · Independent combined · R-12
856 students · ICSEA 1176
Dara School
Morphettville · Independent combined · R-10
93 students · ICSEA 1176
Walford Anglican School for Girls
Hyde Park · Independent combined · R-12
400 students · ICSEA 1162
St Peter's Collegiate Girls' School
Stonyfell · Independent combined · R-12
873 students · ICSEA 1180
Frequently asked questions
Is Pulteney Grammar School a public or private school?
Pulteney Grammar School is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Association of Independent Schools of SA.
What year levels does Pulteney Grammar School offer?
Pulteney Grammar School offers R to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Pulteney Grammar School?
In 2025, Pulteney Grammar School had 839 enrolled students (365 girls, 474 boys), a change of -5% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Pulteney Grammar School?
Pulteney Grammar School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1170. The national average is 1000, so this indicates exceptionally high socio-educational advantage, among the most advantaged school communities in Australia. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Pulteney Grammar School rank in SA?
Pulteney Grammar School ranks 1st of 145 combined schools in South Australia on the Success Index (86.7/100), and 27th of 1,259 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Pulteney Grammar School?
Pulteney Grammar School has about 8.6 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Pulteney Grammar School?
In 2025, Pulteney Grammar School had 84 students in Year 7 and 84 in Year 12.
Is Pulteney Grammar School co-ed?
Yes. Pulteney Grammar School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Pulteney Grammar School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Pulteney Grammar School in our database. Scroll up to the "Nearby schools" section to compare them by Success Index, ICSEA and enrolments, or use the Compare tool.
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