Voluntary aided school · Bury

Manchester Mesivta School

11–18Ages
233Pupils
SecondaryPhase
BoysPupils
JewishReligious character
Sixth formAges 16–18
134195URN

Beechwood, Charlton Avenue, Prestwich, M25 0PH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2024 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.1per place

1.0 below Bury median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Bury

45 applications for 41 places · small intake, not ranked

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

41.2of 90

Bury 43.2 England 46.0

8th of 12 in Bury

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 30 January 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes		Requires improvement
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Sixth form provision	Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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 entry

1.1applications per place, Year 7

1.0 below Bury median (2.1) 1.1 below England median (2.2)

45 applications · 41 places offered · 43 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

Small intakeFewer than 60 places, so not ranked.

2026 1.1; Bury median median 2.2
2025 1.1; Bury median median 2.0
2024 1.2; Bury median median 1.7
2023 1.1; Bury median median 1.8
2022 1.2; Bury median median 1.7
2021 1.2; Bury median median 1.6
2020 1.0; Bury median median 1.7
2019 1.1; Bury median median 1.2
2018 1.0; Bury median median 1.0
2017 1.1; Bury median median 1.1
2016 1.1; Bury median median 1.1
2015 1.3; Bury median median 1.3
2014 1.1; Bury median median 1.1

More applications per place than the Bury median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Bury 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	41	45	1.1	43	1.05
Sep 2025	32	36	1.1	32	1.00
Sep 2024	41	48	1.2	44	1.07
Sep 2023	46	49	1.1	47	1.02
Sep 2022	39	47	1.2	40	1.03
Sep 2021	58	67	1.2	58	1.00
Sep 2020	43	44	1.0	43	1.00
Sep 2019	40	43	1.1	41	1.02
Sep 2018	46	46	1.0	46	1.00
Sep 2017	29	32	1.1	29	1.00
Sep 2016	36	39	1.1	36	1.00
Sep 2015	21	28	1.3	24	1.14
Sep 2014	29	31	1.1	30	1.03

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

46 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)41.28th of 12 in Bury

Bury 43.2 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths41%6th of 12 in Bury

Bury 39% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths59%

Bury 59% England 66%

This school
Bury median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.42

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	46	41.2	41%	59%	–
2024/25	43	39.3	30%	63%	–
2023/24	33	41.8	33%	67%	−0.42
2022/23	30	55.0	77%	90%	+0.27

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

Manchester Mesivta SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2024

1.1applications per place 41.2Attainment 8
St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
0.7 km · Bury

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 46.7Attainment 8
The Heys School
1.1 km · Bury

Good2024

2.9applications per place 33.1Attainment 8
Beis Yaakov High School
2.0 km · Salford

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.3applications per place 50.4Attainment 8
The King David High School
2.3 km · Manchester

2026

2.3applications per place 52.7Attainment 8
Parrenthorn High School
2.4 km · Bury

Good2023

2.2applications per place 45.4Attainment 8
Philips High School
2.8 km · Bury

Requires improvement2022

2.4applications per place 46.2Attainment 8
Abraham Moss Community School
3.1 km · Manchester

2026

2.3applications per place 38.8Attainment 8
The Albion Academy
3.3 km · Salford

Good2023

1.3applications per place 51.1Attainment 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: 134195 · 351/4005
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Jewish
Capacity: 396 pupils · 233 on roll
Free school meals: 2.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 November 2004
Replaced: Manchester Jewish Grammar School (URN 105370)
Address: Beechwood, Charlton Avenue, Prestwich, M25 0PH
Local authority: Bury

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources