Schools and Education in Manchester

There are 200 schools in Manchester (excluding independent schools), including 142 primary schools, 33 secondary schools, and 7 serving sixth-form education. Manchester has 2 schools with Pupil Referral Unit places, and none with places for teen mothers. There are 5 schools in Manchester under Special Measures.

Primary Schools Secondary Schools Sixth Forms Pupils Referral Units

Manchester Education Profile

The median school in Manchester has 40% of its pupils entitled to free schools meals, the 3rd highest figure in Greater Manchester. This represents about 37,000 pupils, or approximately 1 in 2 of Manchester's pupils. Looking at the number of pupils per teacher, the median ratio for Manchester is 19.83 school children per full-time equivalent teacher. This is the 8th lowest ratio in Greater Manchester, and the 281st lowest pupil/teacher ratio in the North West region of the UK.

The 2 schools in Manchester operating with pupil referral units offer 182 PRU places to the local area.

Primaries

142

15% Outstanding • 69% Good

Secondaries

33

12% Outstanding • 58% Good

Sixth Forms

7

29% Outstanding • 71% Good

Primary Schools in Manchester

Most of Manchester's primary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 98 schools or 69% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between very high and high - about 26% and 24% of primary schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 9.15% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Manchester's primary schools most commonly have a very high ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted KS2 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Abbey Hey Primary Academy 3–11 yrs 502
Good
Very high
Good
Abbott Community Primary School 3–11 yrs 240
Outstanding
High
High
Abingdon Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Very high
Low
Abraham Moss Community School 3–16 yrs 1,830
Good
High
Very low
Acacias Community Primary School 3–11 yrs 480
Good
Good
Very low
Aldwyn Primary School 3–11 yrs 459
Good
Good
Very high
Aldwyn Primary School 3–11 yrs 459
All Saints C of E Primary School 3–11 yrs 240
Good
Good
High
Church of England
All Saints Primary School 3–11 yrs 240
Good
Very low
High
Alma Park Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
High
Very high
Armitage CofE Primary School 2–11 yrs 500
Outstanding
Very high
Good
Church of England
Ashbury Meadow Primary School 3–11 yrs 494
Outstanding
Good
Very high
Audenshaw Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
High
Good
Beaver Road Primary School 4–11 yrs 1,050
Good
Very high
Birchfields Primary School 3–11 yrs 720
Good
Good
High
Briscoe Lane Academy 3–11 yrs 315
Good
Very high
Good
Broad Oak Primary School 3–11 yrs 445
Requires improvement
Very high
Low
Brookburn Community School 3–11 yrs 476
High
Good
Butterstile Primary School 3–11 yrs 446
Good
Good
High
Cavendish Primary School 3–11 yrs 720
Good
High
High
Chapel Street Community Primary School 3–11 yrs 721
Good
Low
Very high
Charlestown Community Primary School 3–11 yrs 472
Good
Good
High
Cheetham CofE Community Academy 3–11 yrs 690
Good
Good
Very high
Church of England
Cheetwood Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
High
Low
Chorlton CofE Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Outstanding
Low
High
Church of England
Chorlton Park Primary 3–11 yrs 630
Good
Very high
Christ The King RC Primary School Manchester 3–11 yrs 480
Good
Low
High
Roman Catholic
Claremont Primary School 3–11 yrs 682
Good
High
Good
Co-Op Academy New Islington 4–11 yrs 420
Outstanding
Good
Good
Co-op Academy Broadhurst 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Very high
CofE School of the Resurrection 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
Very high
Church of England
Crab Lane Primary School 3–11 yrs 472
Good
High
Low
Cravenwood Primary Academy 3–11 yrs 450
Good
Very high
Very high
Cringle Brook Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Outstanding
Very high
Crosslee Community Primary School 3–11 yrs 457
Special Measures
Very low
Low
Crowcroft Park Primary School 3–11 yrs 215
Good
High
Very high
Crumpsall Lane Primary School 3–11 yrs 460
Requires improvement
Low
High
Didsbury CofE Primary School 3–11 yrs 236
Good
Very high
Very high
Church of England
E-ACT Blackley Academy 3–11 yrs 480
Good
Very low
Very high
Gorton Primary School 3–11 yrs 472
Good
Very low
Green End Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Outstanding
High
Very high
Heald Place Primary School 3–11 yrs 690
Good
Very low
High
Heaton Park Primary School 2–11 yrs 438
Good
Low
Very high
Higher Openshaw Community School 3–11 yrs 345
Good
Low
High
Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester 3–11 yrs 210
Outstanding
Very high
Very high
Roman Catholic
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School 3–11 yrs 472
Good
High
Good
Church of England
Irk Valley Community School 3–11 yrs 472
Good
Very low
Very high
King David Primary School 3–11 yrs 425
Outstanding
Good
Very high
Jewish
Kings Road Primary School 3–11 yrs 744
Good
Very high
Very high
Ladybarn Primary School 3–11 yrs 480
High
Very high
Lily Lane Primary School 3–11 yrs 690
Special Measures
Very low
Very high
Longsight Community Primary 4–11 yrs 210
Good
High
Good
Manchester Communication Primary Academy 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
Manley Park Primary School 3–11 yrs 480
Outstanding
Very high
Low
Mauldeth Road Primary School 3–11 yrs 480
Good
Very high
High
Medlock Primary School 2–11 yrs 500
Requires improvement
Very low
High
Moston Fields Primary School 3–11 yrs 442
Good
Very low
High
Moston Lane Community Primary School 3–11 yrs 480
Good
Very high
Low
Mount Carmel RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 3–11 yrs 459 Roman Catholic
New Moston Primary School 3–11 yrs 590
Good
Good
Very high
Oasis Academy Aspinal 3–11 yrs 236
Good
Very low
Low
Oasis Academy Harpur Mount 3–11 yrs 465
Good
Very high
Very high
Oasis Academy Temple 3–11 yrs 709
Good
High
Very high
Old Hall Drive Academy 3–11 yrs 480
Good
Very high
Low
Old Moat Primary School 3–11 yrs 459
Good
High
High
Old Trafford Community Academy 3–11 yrs 420
Requires improvement
Good
Low
Oswald Road Primary School 3–11 yrs 690
Good
Very high
Very high
Our Lady of Grace RC Primary School 3–11 yrs 445
Good
High
Low
Roman Catholic
Our Lady's RC Primary School Manchester 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Very high
Very high
Roman Catholic
Park View Community Primary 3–11 yrs 459
Good
Very low
Very high
Park View Primary School 3–11 yrs 403
Good
Good
High
Pike Fold Primary School 3–11 yrs 459
Good
Good
High
Plymouth Grove Primary School 3–11 yrs 472
Good
High
Good
Poplar Street Primary School 3–11 yrs 443
Good
Good
Low
Ravensbury Community School 3–11 yrs 472
Outstanding
Very high
High
Rolls Crescent Primary School 3–11 yrs 472
Good
High
Low
Rushbrook Primary Academy 3–11 yrs 630
Requires improvement
Low
Low
Sacred Heart RC Primary School 3–11 yrs 315
Outstanding
Very high
Very high
Roman Catholic
Saviour CofE Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Very low
Low
Church of England
Sedgley Park Community Primary School 3–11 yrs 330
Good
High
High
Seymour Park Community Primary School 3–11 yrs 560
Outstanding
Very high
High
Seymour Road Academy 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Very high
Good
St Agnes C of E Primary School 3–11 yrs 465
Good
High
Good
Church of England
St Alphonsus RC Primary School 3–11 yrs 200
Outstanding
Very high
Good
Roman Catholic
St Ambrose RC Primary School 3–11 yrs 240
Good
Very high
High
Roman Catholic
St Andrew's CofE Primary School 3–11 yrs 450
Good
High
High
Church of England
St Anne's RC Primary School 3–11 yrs 240
Good
High
Very high
Roman Catholic
St Anne's RC Primary School 3–11 yrs 218
Good
Good
High
Roman Catholic
St Anne's RC Primary School Crumpsall Manchester 3–11 yrs 454
Good
Good
Very high
Roman Catholic
St Augustine's CofE Primary School 3–11 yrs 240
Good
Very high
Very low
Church of England
St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy 3–11 yrs 236
Requires improvement
Very low
Very high
Church of England
St Bernard's RC Primary School Manchester 3–11 yrs 240
Good
Good
Good
Roman Catholic
St Brigid's RC Primary School 3–11 yrs 207
Good
Low
Very high
Roman Catholic
St Catherine's RC Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Outstanding
Very high
Good
Roman Catholic
St Chad's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 3–11 yrs 240 Roman Catholic
St Chrysostom's CofE Primary School 3–11 yrs 465
Good
Very high
Good
Church of England
St Clare's RC Primary School 3–11 yrs 466
Good
Low
Very high
Roman Catholic
St Clement's CofE Primary School 3–11 yrs
Good
Good
Very high
Church of England
St Cuthbert's RC Primary School 3–11 yrs 350
Good
High
Good
Roman Catholic
St Dunstan's RC Primary School 3–11 yrs 341
Good
Low
Low
Roman Catholic
St Edmund's RC Primary School 3–11 yrs 240
Good
Very low
Low
Roman Catholic
St Elisabeth's Church of England Primary 3–11 yrs 315
Good
Church of England
St Francis RC Primary School 3–11 yrs 262
Special Measures
Good
Very high
Roman Catholic
St Hilda's Church of England Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Very high
Good
Church of England
St Hilda's CofE Primary School 3–11 yrs 341 Church of England
St James' CofE Primary School Gorton 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Good
High
Church of England
St James' CofE Primary School, Birch-in-Rusholme 3–11 yrs 236
Good
Very high
Good
Church of England
St John Bosco RC Primary School 3–11 yrs 240
Requires improvement
Very low
High
Roman Catholic
St John's CofE Primary School 3–11 yrs 465
Good
High
Very high
Church of England
St John's RC Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
High
Very high
Roman Catholic
St Joseph's RC Primary School Manchester 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Very high
Very high
Roman Catholic
St Kentigern's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 2–11 yrs 420 Roman Catholic
St Luke's CofE Primary School 3–11 yrs 485
Good
Very high
Good
Church of England
St Malachy's RC Primary School 3–11 yrs 242
Good
Good
Low
Roman Catholic
St Margaret Mary's RC Primary School Manchester 3–11 yrs 315
Outstanding
High
Good
Roman Catholic
St Margaret's CofE Primary School 3–11 yrs 720
Good
High
Good
Church of England
St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School, Prestwich 3–11 yrs 207
Outstanding
High
High
Church of England
St Mary's Church of England Primary School 5–11 yrs 210
Good
High
Low
Church of England
St Mary's CofE Junior and Infant School 3–11 yrs 472
Outstanding
Low
High
Church of England
St Mary's CofE Primary School Moston 3–11 yrs 236
Good
High
Very high
Church of England
St Mary's RC Primary School Manchester 3–11 yrs 446
Outstanding
High
Low
Roman Catholic
St Patrick's RC Primary School 3–11 yrs 250
Good
Very high
Very low
Roman Catholic
St Paul's CofE Primary School 3–11 yrs 315
Good
Good
High
Church of England
St Philip's Church of England Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
High
Church of England
St Richard's RC Primary School 3–11 yrs 472
Outstanding
Very high
Very high
Roman Catholic
St Teresa's RC Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Very high
Good
Roman Catholic
St Wilfrid's CofE Junior and Infant School 3–11 yrs 150
Requires improvement
Good
High
Church of England
St Wilfrid's RC Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Very high
Good
Roman Catholic
St Willibrord's RC Primary School 3–11 yrs 256
Good
High
Good
Roman Catholic
St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Reddish 3–11 yrs 490
Good
Good
High
Roman Catholic
Stanley Grove Primary Academy 3–11 yrs 630
Good
Very low
Low
The Divine Mercy Roman Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 480
Good
Very high
Very high
Roman Catholic
Unity Community Primary 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
Vale View Primary School 3–11 yrs 554
Requires improvement
Low
Low
Varna Community Primary School 3–11 yrs 472
Outstanding
Very high
Very high
Webster Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Very high
Low
West Didsbury CE Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Very high
Church of England
Whitehill Primary School 3–11 yrs 250
Good
Very low
Low
Wilbraham Primary School 3–11 yrs 720
Good
High
Low
William Hulme's Grammar School 3–18 yrs 1,300
Good
Good
Very low
Christian
Yesoiday Hatorah Boys Academy 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Very high
Very high
Jewish
Yesoiday Hatorah Girls Academy 3–11 yrs 420
Very high
Jewish

Manchester Secondary Schools

Most of Manchester's secondary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 19 schools or 58% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between good and high - about 24% and 18% of secondary schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 33% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Manchester's secondary schools most commonly have a very low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Abraham Moss Community School 3–16 yrs 1,830
Good
Good
Very low
Audenshaw School 11–16 yrs 1,140
Good
Very high
Very low
Burnage Academy for Boys 11–16 yrs 1,086
Outstanding
High
Very low
CHS South 11–16 yrs 1,200
Good
Very low
Cedar Mount Academy 11–16 yrs 900
Requires improvement
Low
Very low
Chorlton High School 11–16 yrs 1,500
Good
High
Very low
Co-op Academy Belle Vue 11–16 yrs 1,200
Co-op Academy Manchester 11–16 yrs 1,650
Good
Good
Low
Co-op Academy North Manchester 11–18 yrs 1,500
Good
Very low
Very low
Dean Trust Ardwick 11–16 yrs 1,200
Good
Low
Didsbury High School 11–18 yrs 1,350
Very low
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester 11–18 yrs 800
Good
Good
Muslim
Eden Girls' Leadership Academy , Manchester 11–18 yrs 800
Good
Low
Muslim
Levenshulme High School 11–16 yrs 1,004
Outstanding
Very high
Very low
Loreto High School Chorlton 11–16 yrs 760
Good
Good
Very low
Roman Catholic
Manchester Academy 11–16 yrs 1,170
Good
Good
Very low
Christian
Manchester Communication Academy 11–16 yrs 1,200
Good
High
Very low
Manchester Enterprise Academy Central 11–16 yrs 1,070
Good
Very low
Manchester Mesivta School 11–16 yrs 396
Requires improvement
Good
Very low
Jewish
Our Lady's RC High School 11–16 yrs 750
Good
Good
Very low
Roman Catholic
Parrs Wood High School 11–18 yrs 1,854
Good
Good
Low
Reddish Vale High School 11–16 yrs 1,350
Requires improvement
Very low
Low
St Matthew's RC High School 11–16 yrs 1,440
Special Measures
Roman Catholic
St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy 11–16 yrs 1,150
Requires improvement
Roman Catholic
St Peter's RC High School 11–16 yrs 1,000
Good
High
Low
Roman Catholic
The Barlow RC High School and Specialist Science College 11–16 yrs 900
Good
Good
Very low
Roman Catholic
The East Manchester Academy 11–16 yrs 1,000
Requires improvement
Very low
Very low
The Heys School 11–16 yrs 860
The King David High School 11–18 yrs 800
Special Measures
High
Very low
Jewish
Trinity CofE High School 11–19 yrs 1,500
Outstanding
Low
Low
Church of England
Whalley Range 11-18 High School 11–18 yrs 1,650
Good
Very high
Very low
William Hulme's Grammar School 3–18 yrs 1,300
Good
High
Very low
Christian
Wright Robinson College 11–16 yrs 1,800
Outstanding
Low

Sixth Form Schools in Manchester

Most of Manchester's sixth form schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 5 schools or 71% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between good and high - about 14% and 14% of sixth form schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 71% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Manchester's sixth form schools most commonly have a very low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Abraham Moss Community School 3–16 yrs 1,830
Good
Good
Very low
Connell Co-Op College 16–19 yrs 600
Good
Very low
LTE Group 14–99 yrs
Good
Loreto College 16–99 yrs
Outstanding
Roman Catholic
Trafford College Group 16–99 yrs
Good
William Hulme's Grammar School 3–18 yrs 1,300
Good
High
Very low
Christian
Xaverian College 16–99 yrs
Outstanding
Roman Catholic

Manchester Pupil Referral Units

Most of Manchester's pupil referral units have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 2 schools or 100% of the total. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Manchester's pupil referral units most commonly have a very low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Bridgelea Pupil Referral Unit 5–11 yrs 94
Good
Very low
Manchester Secondary PRU 11–16 yrs 170
Good
Very low
Last updated: 16 Aug 2023