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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 12 June 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 19 June 2019Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry584 applications · 169 places offered · 155 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 3.5; Manchester median median 2.5
- 2025 2.7; Manchester median median 2.6
- 2024 2.9; Manchester median median 2.6
- 2023 2.8; Manchester median median 2.6
- 2022 2.1; Manchester median median 2.1
- 2021 2.0; Manchester median median 2.1
- 2020 1.8; Manchester median median 2.4
- 2019 2.1; Manchester median median 2.3
- 2018 2.3; Manchester median median 2.1
- 2017 3.0; Manchester median median 2.1
- 2016 2.7; Manchester median median 2.0
- 2015 2.7; Manchester median median 1.8
- 2014 2.7; Manchester median median 1.7
- This school
- Manchester median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 169 | 584 | 3.5 | 155 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2025 | 170 | 462 | 2.7 | 120 | 0.71 |
| Sep 2024 | 172 | 503 | 2.9 | 139 | 0.81 |
| Sep 2023 | 171 | 478 | 2.8 | 131 | 0.77 |
| Sep 2022 | 173 | 367 | 2.1 | 133 | 0.77 |
| Sep 2021 | 176 | 347 | 2.0 | 118 | 0.67 |
| Sep 2020 | 167 | 295 | 1.8 | 107 | 0.64 |
| Sep 2019 | 145 | 303 | 2.1 | 121 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2018 | 177 | 408 | 2.3 | 150 | 0.85 |
| Sep 2017 | 179 | 536 | 3.0 | 204 | 1.14 |
| Sep 2016 | 181 | 489 | 2.7 | 193 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2015 | 178 | 483 | 2.7 | 185 | 1.04 |
| Sep 2014 | 177 | 471 | 2.7 | 186 | 1.05 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 171 | 49.2 | 50% | 69% | – |
| 2024/25 | 178 | 49.8 | 53% | 73% | – |
| 2023/24 | 170 | 50.6 | 53% | 76% | +0.12 |
| 2022/23 | 179 | 46.5 | 46% | 63% | −0.19 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- The Barlow RC High SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20243.5applications per place 49.2Attainment 8
- 0.9 km · ManchesterStandards maintained20252.9applications per place 48.7Attainment 8
- 1.4 km · StockportRequires improvement20192.1applications per place 55.8Attainment 8
- 1.7 km · ManchesterRemains Outstanding20242.2applications per place 51.9Attainment 8
- 2.6 km · ManchesterOutstanding20246.1applications per place 57.8Attainment 8
- 2.9 km · Manchester20262.5applications per place 51.2Attainment 8
- 3.0 km · StockportGraded · no overall grade20253.0applications per place 52.5Attainment 8
- 3.2 km · Stockport20261.5applications per place 48.4Attainment 8
- 3.3 km · StockportGood20232.2applications per place 41.4Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
School details
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 105581 · 352/4768
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 940 pupils · 930 on roll
- Free school meals
- 39.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Address
- Parrs Wood Road, East Didsbury, Manchester, M20 6BX
- Local authority
- Manchester
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources