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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 17 April 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 13 February 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 entry636 applications · 225 places offered · 248 named it first
HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.
- 2026 2.8; Manchester median median 2.5
- 2025 2.6; Manchester median median 2.6
- 2024 2.6; Manchester median median 2.6
- 2023 2.2; Manchester median median 2.6
- 2022 1.7; Manchester median median 2.1
- 2021 1.7; Manchester median median 2.1
- 2020 1.6; Manchester median median 2.4
- 2019 1.9; Manchester median median 2.3
- 2018 2.1; Manchester median median 2.1
- 2017 1.5; Manchester median median 2.1
- 2016 1.6; Manchester median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2015 1.8; Manchester median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2014 1.6; Manchester median median 1.7; as the previous school
- This school
- Manchester median
Dashed bars: as Manchester Creative and Media Academy (URN 135905), the previous school.
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 | 225 | 636 | 2.8 | 248 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2025 | 231 | 595 | 2.6 | 250 | 1.08 |
| Sep 2024 | 236 | 602 | 2.6 | 233 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2023 | 238 | 522 | 2.2 | 199 | 0.84 |
| Sep 2022 | 228 | 390 | 1.7 | 204 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2021 | 237 | 393 | 1.7 | 201 | 0.85 |
| Sep 2020 | 233 | 376 | 1.6 | 169 | 0.73 |
| Sep 2019 | 176 | 342 | 1.9 | 148 | 0.84 |
| Sep 2018 | 141 | 300 | 2.1 | 109 | 0.77 |
| Sep 2017 | 215 | 315 | 1.5 | 119 | 0.55 |
| Sep 2016 * | 171 | 271 | 1.6 | 92 | 0.54 |
| Sep 2015 * | 152 | 274 | 1.8 | 91 | 0.60 |
| Sep 2014 * | 97 | 158 | 1.6 | 69 | 0.71 |
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.) | 252 | 39.4 | 32% | 49% | – |
| 2024/25 | 237 | 42.4 | 36% | 56% | – |
| 2023/24 | 228 | 38.2 | 28% | 49% | −0.25 |
| 2022/23 | 202 | 41.3 | 33% | 54% | −0.07 |
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
- Co-op Academy North ManchesterThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20242.8applications per place 39.4Attainment 8
- 1.2 km · ManchesterGraded · no overall grade20241.9applications per place 37.6Attainment 8
- 2.2 km · ManchesterRemains Good20232.2applications per place 43.5Attainment 8
- 2.3 km · Manchester20252.8applications per place 49.6Attainment 8
- 2.4 km · RochdaleRemains Good · concerns noted20241.7applications per place 41.9Attainment 8
- Requires improvement20232.0applications per place 46.8Attainment 8
- 3.1 km · OldhamGood20241.9applications per place 42.2Attainment 8
- 3.3 km · ManchesterGood20242.2applications per place 44.9Attainment 8
- 3.5 km · OldhamGood20241.5applications per place 45.7Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 142762 · 352/4008
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,500 pupils · 1,259 on roll
- Free school meals
- 48.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 March 2016
- Replaced
- Manchester Creative and Media Academy (URN 135905)
- Address
- 300 Victoria Avenue East, Blackley, Manchester, M9 7SS
- Local authority
- Manchester
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources