North West
Secondary schools in Manchester
32 secondary schools in Manchester.
Ofsted among secondary schools in Manchester
Good12
Outstanding4
Requires improvement2
No overall grade14
18 of these schools carry a historic one-word grade. The remaining 14 either have no published outcome or were inspected under a newer framework with no overall grade; current report cards instead grade separate aspects of the school. What changed.
- Last overall grade still shown
- 18
- Current framework (no overall grade)
- 12
- Average days since inspection
- 892
- Framework mix
- 18 historic, 12 current, 2 none
Secondary schools in Manchester
Sorted by Progress 8 lower confidence bound, so a noisy positive is not ranked as a win. A Progress 8 interval that spans zero is not treated as above average — +0.2 with a ±0.4 interval is noise.
32 schools
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, ManchesterFree schools | Manchester | Report card 2026 | 53.1 | 1.200.94 to 1.46 | |
| Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, ManchesterFree schools | Manchester | Report card 2026 | 58.2 | 1.020.76 to 1.28 | |
| Levenshulme High SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Manchester | Outstanding 2022 | 52.5 | 0.910.71 to 1.12 | |
| Whalley Range 11-18 High SchoolAcademy converter | Manchester | Good 2022 | 52.1 | 0.790.61 to 0.97 | |
| Burnage Academy for BoysAcademy converter | Manchester | Outstanding 2024 | 46.6 | 0.850.60 to 1.10 | |
| Didsbury High SchoolFree schools | Manchester | Outstanding 2024 | 57.1 | 0.670.47 to 0.87 | |
| St Peter's RC High SchoolVoluntary aided school | Manchester | Good 2022 | 47.4 | 0.570.37 to 0.78 | |
| The King David High SchoolAcademy converter | Manchester | Requires improvement 2023 | 55.4 | 0.500.23 to 0.76 | |
| William Hulme's Grammar SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Manchester | No overall grade | 51.9 | 0.400.19 to 0.61 | |
| Wright Robinson CollegeAcademy converter | Manchester | Report card 2026 | 49.1 | 0.340.19 to 0.50 | |
| Our Lady's RC High SchoolVoluntary aided school | Manchester | Report card 2025 | 49.1 | 0.330.11 to 0.55 | |
| Trinity CofE High SchoolAcademy converter | Manchester | Good 2023 | 50 | 0.270.10 to 0.45 | |
| Manchester Enterprise Academy CentralFree schools | Manchester | Good 2022 | 46.1 | 0.270.07 to 0.47 | |
| Chorlton High SchoolAcademy converter | Manchester | Report card 2025 | 54 | 0.230.07 to 0.40 | |
| Manchester AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Manchester | Good 2022 | 45.4 | 0.300.05 to 0.54 | |
| Manchester Communication AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Manchester | Good 2024 | 44.5 | 0.15-0.05 to 0.35 · not a win | |
| Dean Trust ArdwickAcademy sponsor led | Manchester | Good 2023 | 46.6 | 0.12-0.07 to 0.30 · not a win | |
| The Barlow RC High SchoolVoluntary aided school | Manchester | Good 2024 | 49.8 | 0.12-0.11 to 0.35 · not a win | |
| Co-op Academy ManchesterAcademy sponsor led | Manchester | Good 2023 | 44.9 | -0.02-0.18 to 0.14 · not a win | |
| Parrs Wood High SchoolAcademy converter | Manchester | No overall grade | 48.1 | -0.07-0.24 to 0.10 · not a win | |
| Abraham Moss Community SchoolAcademy converter | Manchester | No overall grade | 39.7 | -0.07-0.26 to 0.11 · not a win | |
| Loreto High School ChorltonVoluntary aided school | Manchester | Requires improvement 2024 | 46.6 | -0.07-0.32 to 0.18 · not a win | |
| The East Manchester AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Manchester | No overall grade | 41.9 | -0.13-0.34 to 0.08 · not a win | |
| CHS SouthFree schools | Manchester | Good 2023 | 48.3 | -0.14-0.38 to 0.11 · not a win | |
| Co-op Academy North ManchesterAcademy sponsor led | Manchester | Good 2024 | 42.4 | -0.25-0.46 to -0.03 | |
| St Matthew's RC High SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Manchester | No overall grade | 37.8 | -0.59-0.77 to -0.41 | |
| Dixons Brooklands AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Manchester | No overall grade | 36.1 | -0.64-0.85 to -0.44 | |
| Manchester Enterprise AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Wythenshawe | Report card 2026 | 37.5 | -0.69-0.88 to -0.50 | |
| Cedar Mount AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Gorton | Report card 2026 | 37.2 | -0.71-1.00 to -0.42 | |
| Saint Paul's Catholic High SchoolAcademy converter | Manchester | Good 2022 | 33.3 | -0.89-1.11 to -0.67 | |
| Co-op Academy Belle VueFree schools | Manchester | Outstanding 2024 | — | — | |
| Dixons Newall Green AcademyFree schools | Manchester | No overall grade | — | — |