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Manchester Enterprise Academy Central
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Free school
Lytham Road, Levenshulme, Manchester M14 6PL · meacentral.org.uk · 0161 499 2736
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jul 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 46.1
- 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
- 1,049
- 100% of 1,050 places
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 52.5%
- First language not English
- 66.9%
- 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, 149 families put the school first and 199 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 | 199 | 149 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 201 | 166 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 204 | 168 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 202 | 206 | 1▲ | 89% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 205 | 182 | 0.9 | 99% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 46.1, and 44% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●46.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ●44.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲69.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲47.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.09 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 16.3 | −1.9 |
| Sixth form college | 32.7 | −10.8 |
| Further education | 39.6 | +11.4 |
| Other education | 1.5 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 1 | — |
| Employment | 0.5 | −1.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5 | +1.2 |
| Activity not captured | 3.5 | −0.3 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Manchester Enterprise Academy Central on 7 July 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: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Exceptional
- Inspected
- 7 Jul 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 | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Exceptional |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2022Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (48 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Replies
- 48
- 5% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 87% who raised concerns
based on 15 parents (31%) whose child was bullied
based on 18 parents (38%) with SEND