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Manor Church of England Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Millfield Lane, Nether Poppleton, York YO26 6PA · mce.hlt.academy · 01904 798722
On the mapSearch near YO26 6PA
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- May 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 54
- average Attainment 8 score. York 50.8, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · York Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,136
- 50 over 1,086 places · 105%
- Local authority
- York
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 15.1%
- First language not English
- 4.8%
- 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: York Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 196 families put the school first and 223 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 223 | 196 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 238 | 227 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 230 | 209 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 235 | 241 | 1▲ | 95% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 237 | 242 | 1▲ | 94% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | All | |
| September 2025 | 11.45 mi18.43 km | |
The guide shows 228 children offered for 240 places, so the school had places left over.
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 54, and 64.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across York it was 50.8, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲54 | 46 | ||
| ▲64.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲83.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼15.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.62 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 30.5 | +8.2 |
| Further education | 55.8 | −1.5 |
| Other education | 2.7 | −1.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.1 | −1.8 |
| Employment | 4 | −2.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.1 | −0.3 |
| Activity not captured | 0.9 | −0.6 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Manor Church of England Academy on 6 May 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard
- Achievement: Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
- Inspected
- 6 May 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2022Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2007Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
77% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (286 replies, to 2 January 2023).
- Recommend
- 77%
- Replies
- 286
- 25% · 2 Jan 2023
based on the 84% who raised concerns
based on the 41% who had a child bullied
based on 49 parents (17%) with SEND