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Ellesmere Park High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Wentworth Road, Eccles, Manchester M30 9BP · ephs.org.uk · 0161 507 6420
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 45.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Salford 42.9, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 818
- 91% of 900 places
- Local authority
- Salford
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 33%
- First language not English
- 16.7%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Consilium Academies
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 177 families put the school first and 173 places were offered; 80% 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 | 173 | 177 | 1▲ | 80% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 177 | 175 | 1 | 87% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 142 | 229 | 1.6▲ | 55% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 177 | 189 | 1.1▲ | 80% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 147 | 169 | 1.1▲ | 72% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 45.8, and 42.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Salford it was 42.9, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●45.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼42.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲69.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼17.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.73 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 105982)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1.3 | −2.6 |
| Sixth form college | 8.7 | +2.9 |
| Further education | 73.3 | −1.5 |
| Other education | 1.3 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 4 | +0.8 |
| Employment | 2.7 | −1.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.3 | +2.1 |
| Activity not captured | 1.3 | −0.6 |
Ofsted
Ellesmere Park High School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 11 July 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 11 Jul 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Mar 2020
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2020Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Mar 2013Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
55% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (62 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 55%
- Replies
- 62
- 8% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 87% who raised concerns
based on the 50% who had a child bullied
based on 19 parents (31%) with SEND