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Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester
Secondary · Boys · Ages 11–18 · Free school
38 Rayburn Way, Manchester M8 8DT · edenboysmanchester.com · 0161 329 7301
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jan 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 53.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Manchester 44.8, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 664
- 83% of 800 places
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 48%
- First language not English
- 73%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Star Academies
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 226 families put the school first and 137 places were offered; 59% 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 | 137 | 226 | 1.6▲ | 59% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 132 | 234 | 1.8▲ | 54% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 114 | 217 | 1.9▲ | 52% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 117 | 236 | 2▲ | 49% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 119 | 199 | 1.7▲ | 59% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 53.1, and 67.2% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲53.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲67.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲81.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲87.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.09 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 6.5 | +1.5 |
| Sixth form college | 58.9 | −3.3 |
| Further education | 25.8 | +1.4 |
| Other education | 0.8 | — |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.2 | −0.2 |
| Activity not captured | 4.8 | +1.4 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester on 20 January 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Exceptional
- Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard
- Achievement: Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Exceptional
- Leadership and governance: Exceptional
- Inspected
- 20 Jan 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Exceptional |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Exceptional |
| Leadership and governance | Exceptional |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2021Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (43 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Positive
- 88%
- Replies
- 43
- 7% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 91% who raised concerns
based on 7 parents (16%) whose child was bullied
based on 7 parents (16%) with SEND