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CHS South
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Free school
451 Mauldeth Road West, Chorlton, Manchester M21 7SX · chssouth.org.uk · 0161 241 9930
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 48.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Manchester 44.8, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Manchester Council
- Demand for places
- 0.5
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,177
- 98% of 1,200 places
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 47.6%
- First language not English
- 27.4%
- 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, 121 families put the school first and 222 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 | 222 | 121 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 217 | 143 | 0.7 | 88% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 249 | 140 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 234 | 129 | 0.6 | 97% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 217 | 122 | 0.6 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 48.3, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲48.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ●44.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲71.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲53.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.27 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2022/23 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 10.8 | −4.3 |
| Sixth form college | 28.4 | +4.6 |
| Further education | 41.9 | −4 |
| Other education | 0.7 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 1.4 | +0.8 |
| Employment | 3.4 | +2.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.8 | −1.9 |
| Activity not captured | 6.8 | +2.1 |
Ofsted
CHS South was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 10 January 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 10 Jan 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
What parents said
79% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (77 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 79%
- Replies
- 77
- 8% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 78% who raised concerns
based on the 42% who had a child bullied
based on 20 parents (26%) with SEND