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Manchester Communication Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Silchester Drive, Harpurhey, Manchester M40 8NT · manchestercommunicationacademy.com · 0161 202 0161
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 44.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Manchester 44.8, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Manchester Council
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,240
- 40 over 1,200 places · 103%
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 63.1%
- First language not English
- 40%
- School census 2025/26
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, 207 families put the school first and 287 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 | 287 | 207 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 234 | 178 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 294 | 229 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 262 | 223 | 0.9 | 95% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 236 | 226 | 1 | 93% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.5, and 35.9% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●44.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼35.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼59.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲57.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ●3.97 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 13.6 | +2.9 |
| Sixth form college | 21.3 | −0.9 |
| Further education | 45.7 | −0.5 |
| Other education | 0.9 | +0.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.9 | +0.5 |
| Employment | 0.9 | −2.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10.9 | −3.8 |
| Activity not captured | 5.9 | +3.7 |
Ofsted
Manchester Communication Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 21 May 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 21 May 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Apr 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Apr 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good 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 Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Sept 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
76% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (54 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 76%
- Replies
- 54
- 4% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 89% who raised concerns
based on the 69% who had a child bullied
based on 23 parents (43%) with SEND