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Manchester Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Moss Lane East, Moss Side, Manchester M14 4PX · manchester-academy.org · 0161 232 1639
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 45.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Manchester 44.8, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.4
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,025
- 88% of 1,170 places
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 58.8%
- First language not English
- 78.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 63 families put the school first and 151 places were offered; 100% 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 | 151 | 63 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 159 | 56 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 193 | 85 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 194 | 64 | 0.3 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 91 | 66 | 0.7 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 45.4, and 38% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Manchester it was 44.8, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●45.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼38.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼57.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲56.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.25 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 11.8 | +2.5 |
| Sixth form college | 25.9 | −2.7 |
| Further education | 49.5 | +9.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.5 | +0.1 |
| Employment | 0.9 | −0.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.8 | −5.6 |
| Activity not captured | 4.5 | −3.2 |
Ofsted
Manchester Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 27 September 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 27 Sept 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Mar 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Mar 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Mar 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Sept 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Jan 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
50% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (10 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 50%
- Replies
- 10
- 1% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 80% who had a child bullied