Academy sponsor led · Manchester

Manchester Academy

11–16Ages
1,025Pupils
SecondaryPhase
ChristianReligious character
134224URN

Moss Lane East, Moss Side, Manchester, M14 4PX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.7 below Manchester median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Manchester

272 applications for 151 places · 31st of 32 in Manchester

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

46.9of 90

Manchester 48.5 England 46.0

20th of 31 in Manchester

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 27 September 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		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

1.8applications per place, Year 7

0.7 below Manchester median (2.5) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

272 applications · 151 places offered · 63 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.8; Manchester median median 2.5
2025 1.8; Manchester median median 2.6
2024 1.6; Manchester median median 2.6
2023 1.3; Manchester median median 2.6
2022 2.0; Manchester median median 2.1
2021 0.9; Manchester median median 2.1
2020 0.7; Manchester median median 2.4
2019 1.2; Manchester median median 2.3
2018 1.1; Manchester median median 2.1
2017 1.4; Manchester median median 2.1
2016 1.5; Manchester median median 2.0
2015 1.4; Manchester median median 1.8
2014 1.5; Manchester median median 1.7

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

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	151	272	1.8	63	0.42
Sep 2025	159	285	1.8	56	0.35
Sep 2024	193	309	1.6	85	0.44
Sep 2023	194	252	1.3	64	0.33
Sep 2022	91	181	2.0	66	0.73
Sep 2021	216	183	0.9	65	0.30
Sep 2020	253	187	0.7	61	0.24
Sep 2019	191	233	1.2	72	0.38
Sep 2018	234	267	1.1	77	0.33
Sep 2017	228	324	1.4	97	0.43
Sep 2016	227	337	1.5	92	0.41
Sep 2015	238	343	1.4	98	0.41
Sep 2014	186	286	1.5	74	0.40

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

225 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)46.920th of 31 in Manchester

Manchester 48.5 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths46%18th of 31 in Manchester

Manchester 48% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths60%

Manchester 67% England 66%

This school
Manchester median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.30

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	225	46.9	46%	60%	–
2024/25	229	45.4	38%	58%	–
2023/24	220	43.2	31%	52%	+0.30
2022/23	224	44.6	38%	55%	+0.16

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 AcademyThis school
This school

Good2022

1.8applications per place 46.9Attainment 8
Trinity CofE High School
0.9 km · Manchester

Good2023

4.1applications per place 49.4Attainment 8
William Hulme's Grammar School
1.6 km · Manchester

Improved significantly2025

5.9applications per place 49.7Attainment 8
Dean Trust Ardwick
1.8 km · Manchester

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 48.4Attainment 8
Whalley Range 11-18 High School
1.9 km · Manchester

Remains Good2022

2.2applications per place 52.1Attainment 8
Manchester Enterprise Academy Central
2.4 km · Manchester

2026

2.2applications per place 47.3Attainment 8
St Peter's RC High School
2.8 km · Manchester

2026

4.1applications per place 50.7Attainment 8
CHS South
2.8 km · Manchester

Good2023

3.3applications per place 47.2Attainment 8
Chorlton High School
3.1 km · Manchester

2025

3.2applications per place 54.5Attainment 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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 134224 · 352/6905
Trust: United Learning Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Christian
Capacity: 1,170 pupils · 1,025 on roll
Free school meals: 58.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision and SEN unit
Opened: 1 September 2003
Replaced: Ducie High School (URN 105567)
Address: Moss Lane East, Moss Side, Manchester, M14 4PX
Local authority: Manchester

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