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The East Manchester Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
60 Grey Mare Lane, Beswick, Manchester M11 3DS · theeastmanchesteracademy.co.uk · 0161 230 8039
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 41.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Manchester 44.8, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Manchester Council
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,035
- 94% of 1,100 places
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 63.1%
- First language not English
- 45.9%
- 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, 133 families put the school first and 212 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 | 212 | 133 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 208 | 118 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 224 | 109 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 189 | 82 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 143 | 108 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 41.9, and 25% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼41.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼25.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼45.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼27.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.43 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 136089)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 6.6 | +1.5 |
| Sixth form college | 26.4 | +2.4 |
| Further education | 47.7 | −3.8 |
| Other education | 0.5 | 0 |
| Employment | 2.5 | +0.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.1 | −1.6 |
| Activity not captured | 7.1 | +2 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected The East Manchester Academy on 18 March 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 18 Mar 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jan 2023
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 136089), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Jan 2023Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective - Nov 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
- Jun 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
- Feb 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Dec 2019Inadequate
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Personal development Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Not effective
Before September 2019
Oct 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Dec 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 136089)
What parents said
82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (68 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 82%
- Replies
- 68
- 7% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 57% who raised concerns
based on the 32% who had a child bullied
based on 21 parents (31%) with SEND