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Manchester Enterprise Academy

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy

Simonsway, Wythenshawe M22 9RH · manchesterenterpriseacademy.org.uk · 0161 499 2726

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Jan 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
37.5
average Attainment 8 score. Manchester 44.8, England 46
Last distance offered
No limit
Year 7, September 2026 entry · Manchester Council
Demand for places
0.5
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,145
90% of 1,270 places
Local authority
Manchester
Sixth form
No
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
58.6%
First language not English
17.3%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Prospere Learning Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Manchester Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 99 families put the school first and 195 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 209 (Places 233)209September 2023: 188 (Places 242)188September 2024: 101 (Places 196)101September 2025: 140 (Places 232)140September 2026: 99 (Places 195)99Places 195
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 2026195990.5100%
September 2025Sept 20252321400.6100%
September 2024Sept 20241961010.5100%
September 2023Sept 20232421880.8100%
September 2022Sept 20222332090.9100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 37.5, and 27.6% 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

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 37.1 (England 46.3)37.12017/18: 33.9 (England 46.5)33.92018/19: 38.1 (England 46.7)38.12021/22: 38.6 (England 48.8)38.62022/23: 35.9 (England 46.3)35.92023/24: 38.1 (England 45.9)38.12024/25: 37.5 (England 46.0)37.5England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼37.546.0
▼27.6%45.4%
▼47.1%64.8%
●41.3%40.5%
▼3.214.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form6+4.3
Sixth form college8.1−4.9
Further education58.5+2.9
Other education0.4—
Apprenticeship6.4+2.6
Employment2.1−2.5
Not in a lasting destination11.1−5.2
Activity not captured7.3+2.3

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

Applied general average grade

15/1616/1717/1818/192017/18: 22.1 (England 28.5)Merit-2018/19: 20.4 (England 28.9)Merit-England 28.9
2018/19TrendAverage gradeProgress
16 studentsMerit- (20.4)Below average -0.49
8 studentsMerit+ (29.4)—
62.5%finished their course
Earlier years: Applied generalStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2017/1831Merit- (22.1)-0.32
2016/1715—-0.89
2015/1617—-0.83

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192021/22
Left in 2021/22
University29.4
Apprenticeship17.6
Employment47.1
Activity not captured5.9

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Manchester Enterprise Academy on 27 January 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
27 Jan 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionNeeds attention
Curriculum and teachingUrgent improvement
AchievementUrgent improvement
Attendance and behaviourUrgent improvement
Personal development and well-beingExpected standard
Leadership and governanceUrgent improvement

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Sept 2021

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Sept 2021Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Mar 2015Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
  • Mar 2013Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

47% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (134 replies, to 6 April 2026).

Recommend
47%
Positive
36%
Replies
134
11% · 6 Apr 2026
Child is happy at school▼44% agreeEngland 84%
Child feels safe▼48% agreeEngland 85%
Pupils are well behaved▼32% agreeEngland 78%
Gets the right support to learn▼42% agreeEngland 78%
School communicates well▼38% agreeEngland 77%
Acts in child’s best interests▼41% agreeEngland 76%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼36% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 94% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼22% agreeEngland 43%

based on 54 parents (40%) whose child was bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼32% agreeEngland 63%

based on 76 parents (57%) with SEND

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