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Manchester Mesivta School
Secondary · Boys · Ages 11–18 · Voluntary aided
Beechwood, Charlton Avenue, Prestwich M25 0PH · mesivta.org.uk · 0161 773 1789
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 39.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Bury 43.4, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 233
- 59% of 396 places
- Local authority
- Bury
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 2.5%
- First language not English
- 3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 43 families put the school first and 41 places were offered; 95% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 41 | 43 | 1▲ | 95% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 32 | 32 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 41 | 44 | 1.1▲ | 93% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 46 | 47 | 1▲ | 98% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 39 | 40 | 1▲ | 98% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 39.3, and 30.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Bury it was 43.4, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C- (26.6 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼39.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼30.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ●62.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼27.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.56 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 75.8 | +10.1 |
| Employment | 3 | −8.4 |
| Activity not captured | 21.2 | — |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 students | C- (26.6) | Average -0.28 | |
| 20 students | C- (26.6) | Average -0.28 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 21 | C (31) | -0.08 |
| 2022/23 | 17 | D (20.2) | — |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2022/23 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employment | 19.2 | +1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.7 | −51.4 |
| Activity not captured | 73.1 | +54.9 |
Ofsted
Manchester Mesivta School was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 30 January 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 30 Jan 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, May 2022
Other inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- May 2025Monitoring visitEffective action
May 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Oct 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Oct 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (84 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 84
- 34% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 86% who raised concerns
based on the 36% who had a child bullied
based on 17 parents (20%) with SEND