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Cedar Mount Academy

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy

Gorton Education Village, 50 Wembley Road, Gorton M18 7DT · cedarmount.bright-futures.co.uk · 0161 248 7009

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Jan 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
37.2
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
724
80% of 900 places
Local authority
Manchester
Sixth form
No
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
63.7%
First language not English
71%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Bright Futures Educational 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, 47 families put the school first and 99 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: 52 (Places 66)52September 2023: 46 (Places 87)46September 2024: 41 (Places 94)41September 2025: 48 (Places 120)48September 2026: 47 (Places 99)47Places 99
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202699470.5100%
September 2025Sept 2025120480.4100%
September 2024Sept 202494410.4100%
September 2023Sept 202387460.5100%
September 2022Sept 202266520.8100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 37.2, and 30.8% 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: 30.2 (England 46.3)30.22017/18: 38.6 (England 46.5)38.62018/19: 39.3 (England 46.7)39.32021/22: 39.8 (England 48.8)39.82022/23: 35.8 (England 46.3)35.82023/24: 35.0 (England 45.9)35.02024/25: 37.2 (England 46.0)37.2England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼37.246.0
▼30.8%45.4%
▼47.0%64.8%
▲78.3%40.5%
▼3.634.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form12.9−1
Sixth form college18.4+2.6
Further education46.6−3.7
Apprenticeship1.2+0.6
Employment0.6−1.2
Not in a lasting destination5.5−5.4
Activity not captured14.7+8

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Cedar Mount 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 teachingNeeds attention
AchievementNeeds attention
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and well-beingExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Apr 2023

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Apr 2023Requires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jan 2020Requires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Jul 2017Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Apr 2015Inadequate
    Outcomes for pupilsInadequate
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentInadequate
    Leadership and managementInadequate

What parents said

60% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (15 replies, to 6 April 2026).

Recommend
60%
Positive
73%
Replies
15
2% · 6 Apr 2026
Child is happy at school▼67% agreeEngland 84%
Child feels safe▼60% agreeEngland 85%
Pupils are well behaved▼66% agreeEngland 78%
Gets the right support to learn▼53% agreeEngland 78%
School communicates well▼60% agreeEngland 77%
Acts in child’s best interests▼60% agreeEngland 76%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼67% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 100% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼38% agreeEngland 43%

based on 8 parents (53%) whose child was bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼20% agreeEngland 63%

based on 5 parents (33%) with SEND

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