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The King David High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Eaton Road, Crumpsall, Manchester M8 5DY · kdhs.org.uk · 0161 740 7248
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 55.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Manchester 44.8, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 708
- 91% of 775 places
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 19.5%
- First language not English
- 9.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 94 families put the school first and 87 places were offered; 86% 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 | 87 | 94 | 1.1▲ | 86% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 107 | 117 | 1.1▲ | 90% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 112 | 113 | 1▲ | 93% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 85 | 95 | 1.1▲ | 87% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 94 | 107 | 1.1▲ | 86% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 55.4, and 59.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Manchester it was 44.8, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B (41 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲55.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲59.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲77.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼30.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.98 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 73.3 | −2.1 |
| Sixth form college | 2.6 | −3 |
| Further education | 13.8 | +4.3 |
| Employment | 4.3 | +3.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 1.7 | −1.5 |
| Activity not captured | 4.3 | +1.1 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 83 students | B (41) | Above average +0.30 | |
| 83 students | B (41.2) | Above average +0.30 | |
| 22 students | Merit+ (28.2) | Average -0.15 | |
| 6 students | Dist+ (36.7) | Average +0.43 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 83 | B- (36.3) | +0.07 |
| 2022/23 | 81 | B- (36.3) | — |
| 2021/22 | 101 | B+ (41.9) | — |
| 2018/19 | 87 | B+ (42.8) | +0.20 |
| 2017/18 | 114 | B- (37.8) | -0.03 |
| 2016/17 | 104 | B (40.8) | +0.17 |
| 2015/16 | 122 | B (39.8) | +0.06 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 38.9 | −6 |
| Further and other education | 4.3 | +2.5 |
| Further education | 2.1 | — |
| Other education | 2.1 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 4.2 | +1.4 |
| Employment | 21.1 | −3.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10.5 | −2.6 |
| Activity not captured | 21.1 | +8 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected The King David High School on 23 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Post-16 provision: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 23 Jun 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Post-16 provision | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jun 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jun 2023Requires improvement
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective - Nov 2022Monitoring visitEffective action
- Jul 2022Monitoring visitEffective action
Nov 2021Inadequate
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Sixth form Good Safeguarding Not effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2019Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective May 2015Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding Feb 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
74% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (47 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 74%
- Replies
- 47
- 6% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 94% who raised concerns
based on the 36% who had a child bullied
based on 17 parents (36%) with SEND