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Levenshulme High School
Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Crossley Road, Levenshulme, Manchester M19 1FS · levenshulmehigh.co.uk · 0161 224 4625
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 52.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Manchester 44.8, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 1.62 mi
- 2.61 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Category 1 · Manchester Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,057
- 96% of 1,100 places
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 54.6%
- First language not English
- 65.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Category 1” went to a home 1.62 mi (2.61 km) from the school. Source: Manchester Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 222 families put the school first and 211 places were offered; 87% 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 | 211 | 222 | 1.1▲ | 87% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 212 | 253 | 1.2▲ | 74% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 215 | 299 | 1.4▲ | 68% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 194 | 241 | 1.2▲ | 71% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 196 | 239 | 1.2▲ | 76% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Category 1 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.62 mi2.61 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 52.5, and 52.7% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲52.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲52.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲68.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲80.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.08 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 19.6 | −6.3 |
| Sixth form college | 47.2 | −0.1 |
| Further education | 23.1 | +6.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.5 | 0 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2 | −4 |
| Activity not captured | 7.5 | +5.5 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Levenshulme High School on 30 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
- Inspected
- 30 Jun 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Previously: Remains Outstanding, ungraded inspection, Jun 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jun 2022Ungraded inspectionRemains Outstanding
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Oct 2016Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
79% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (19 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 79%
- Replies
- 19
- 2% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 58% who raised concerns
based on the 37% who had a child bullied