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Whalley Range 11-18 High School
Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Wilbraham Road, Whalley Range, Manchester M16 8GW · wrhs1118.co.uk · 0161 861 9727
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Apr 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 52.1
- 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
- 1,712
- 62 over 1,650 places · 104%
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 55%
- First language not English
- 80.3%
- 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, 187 families put the school first and 252 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 | 252 | 187 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 252 | 192 | 0.8 | 96% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 266 | 216 | 0.8 | 89% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 261 | 190 | 0.7 | 94% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 269 | 225 | 0.8 | 93% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 52.1, and 46.5% 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 C (29 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲52.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ●46.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲69.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲66.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.91 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 41.3 | −4.2 |
| Sixth form college | 32.2 | +3.5 |
| Further education | 18.2 | −0.1 |
| Other education | 0.4 | −0.3 |
| Employment | 0.8 | +0.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.3 | +0.4 |
| Activity not captured | 4.9 | +1.9 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77 students | C (29) | Average +0.01 | |
| 78 students | C (29.1) | Average 0.00 | |
| 77 students | Dist (33.7) | Above average +0.42 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 101 | C+ (31.7) | +0.01 |
| 2022/23 | 88 | C- (27) | — |
| 2021/22 | 57 | C (30.4) | — |
| 2018/19 | 35 | C (31.6) | +0.04 |
| 2017/18 | 46 | C (31.6) | +0.19 |
| 2016/17 | 52 | C- (25.6) | -0.16 |
| 2015/16 | 54 | C- (28) | +0.14 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 58.3 | +1.4 |
| Further and other education | 4.6 | — |
| Further education | 4 | — |
| Other education | 0.7 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 2 | −2.6 |
| Employment | 11.3 | +0.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 14.6 | −2.8 |
| Activity not captured | 9.3 | −0.8 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 28 April 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Whalley Range 11-18 High School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 27 Apr 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2012
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Nov 2009Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement
What parents said
74% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (23 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 74%
- Replies
- 23
- 1% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 61% who had a child bullied