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Abraham Moss Community School
All-through · Mixed · Ages 3–16 · Academy
Crescent Road, Crumpsall, Manchester M8 5UF · abrahammoss.co.uk · 0161 532 5400
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jul 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 39.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Manchester 44.8, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Manchester Council
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,793
- 98% of 1,830 places
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 56.4%
- First language not English
- 78.8%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- The Dean Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Manchester Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 142 families put the school first and 218 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 | 218 | 142 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 260 | 170 | 0.7 | 99% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 259 | 182 | 0.7 | 93% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 264 | 183 | 0.7 | 90% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 250 | 159 | 0.6 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 39.7, and 32% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Manchester it was 44.8, and across England 46.
In 2024/25, 58% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% the higher standard. Across Manchester it was 58%, and across England 62%.
Key stage 2 results
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼58% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 105560)
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼39.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼32.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼54.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲64.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.61 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 105560)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 3.8 | −0.2 |
| Sixth form college | 39.2 | −0.2 |
| Further education | 43 | +5.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.5 | −0.3 |
| Employment | 1.1 | 0 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.5 | −3.8 |
| Activity not captured | 6.8 | +0.3 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Abraham Moss Community School on 7 July 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 7 Jul 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |