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Didsbury High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Free school
4 The Avenue, Didsbury, Manchester M20 2ET · didsburyhighschool.org.uk · 0161 507 5600
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 57.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Manchester 44.8, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 1.00 mi
- 1.61 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Category 1 · Manchester Council
- Demand for places
- 1.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,220
- 90% of 1,350 places
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 41.5%
- First language not English
- 30.6%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- The Laurus Trust
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 1.00 mi (1.61 km) from the school. Source: Manchester Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 365 families put the school first and 207 places were offered; 54% 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 | 207 | 365 | 1.8▲ | 54% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 206 | 390 | 1.9▲ | 51% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 203 | 346 | 1.7▲ | 55% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 202 | 348 | 1.7▲ | 55% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 203 | 325 | 1.6▲ | 59% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Category 1 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.00 mi1.61 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 57.1, and 60.6% 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- (37.5 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲57.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲60.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲79.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲87.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.55 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
Left in 2023/24
| School sixth form | 32.5 |
|---|---|
| Sixth form college | 30.6 |
| Further education | 26.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 1 |
| Employment | 0.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.8 |
| Activity not captured | 2.4 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
| 2024/25 | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| A level | 29 | B- (37.5) | Average -0.18 |
| All academic | 29 | B- (37.5) | Average -0.20 |
Ofsted
Didsbury High School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 30 January 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 30 Jan 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
What parents said
84% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (223 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 84%
- Replies
- 223
- 20% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 43% who had a child bullied
based on 103 parents (46%) with SEND