Academy converter · Manchester

Chorlton High School

11–16Ages
1,532Pupils
SecondaryPhase
139148URN

Nell Lane, Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, Manchester, M21 7SL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Nov 2025

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.2per place

0.7 above Manchester median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Manchester

914 applications for 286 places · 10th of 32 in Manchester

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

54.5of 90

Manchester 48.5 England 46.0

3rd of 31 in Manchester

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 18 November 2025Published 21 January 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching		Strong standard
Achievement		Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years	Does not apply to this school
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Strong standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

18 November 2025
Report card · 6 Strong standard
20 October 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

3.2applications per place, Year 7

0.7 above Manchester median (2.5) 1.0 above England median (2.2)

914 applications · 286 places offered · 293 named it first

2026 3.2; Manchester median median 2.5
2025 3.4; Manchester median median 2.6
2024 3.2; Manchester median median 2.6
2023 3.0; Manchester median median 2.6
2022 2.6; Manchester median median 2.1
2021 2.7; Manchester median median 2.1
2020 2.7; Manchester median median 2.4
2019 2.7; Manchester median median 2.3
2018 3.1; Manchester median median 2.1
2017 3.2; Manchester median median 2.1
2016 3.0; Manchester median median 2.0
2015 2.8; Manchester median median 1.8
2014 2.6; Manchester median median 1.7

More applications per place than the Manchester median in 13 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	286	914	3.2	293	1.02
Sep 2025	276	949	3.4	302	1.09
Sep 2024	285	921	3.2	255	0.89
Sep 2023	323	962	3.0	294	0.91
Sep 2022	290	750	2.6	243	0.84
Sep 2021	293	797	2.7	274	0.94
Sep 2020	298	811	2.7	279	0.94
Sep 2019	296	794	2.7	242	0.82
Sep 2018	298	926	3.1	311	1.04
Sep 2017	297	961	3.2	296	1.00
Sep 2016	299	904	3.0	275	0.92
Sep 2015	297	836	2.8	259	0.87
Sep 2014	298	769	2.6	248	0.83

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

295 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)54.53rd of 31 in Manchester

Manchester 48.5 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths66%2nd of 31 in Manchester

Manchester 48% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths78%

Manchester 67% England 66%

This school
Manchester median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.23

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	295	54.5	66%	78%	–
2024/25	299	54.0	61%	79%	–
2023/24	294	51.2	54%	70%	+0.23
2022/23	297	52.2	63%	79%	+0.17

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

Chorlton High SchoolThis school
This school

2025

3.2applications per place 54.5Attainment 8
CHS South
0.3 km · Manchester

Good2023

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

Requires improvement2024

3.3applications per place 42.3Attainment 8
Didsbury High School
1.2 km · Manchester

Outstanding2024

6.1applications per place 57.8Attainment 8
Whalley Range 11-18 High School
1.4 km · Manchester

Remains Good2022

2.2applications per place 52.1Attainment 8
William Hulme's Grammar School
1.5 km · Manchester

Improved significantly2025

5.9applications per place 49.7Attainment 8
Stretford Grammar School
2.4 km · Trafford

Remains Good · improving2024

7.3applications per place 75.5Attainment 8 Selective
Stretford High School
3.0 km · Trafford

Standards maintained2024

2.4applications per place 46.5Attainment 8
Manchester Academy
3.1 km · Manchester

Good2022

1.8applications per place 46.9Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 139148 · 352/4281
Trust: Prospere Learning Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,530 pupils · 1,532 on roll
Free school meals: 30.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2013
Replaced: Chorlton High School (URN 105569)
Address: Nell Lane, Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, Manchester, M21 7SL
Local authority: Manchester

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