This schoolOther secondary schools in Manchester
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 5 March 2025Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 4 December 2013Graded inspection: Good · as Parrs Wood High School, URN 105556
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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 entry858 applications · 292 places offered · 249 named it first
- 2026 2.9; Manchester median median 2.5
- 2025 3.0; Manchester median median 2.6
- 2024 3.0; Manchester median median 2.6
- 2023 3.3; Manchester median median 2.6
- 2022 2.7; Manchester median median 2.1
- 2021 2.7; Manchester median median 2.1
- 2020 2.8; Manchester median median 2.4
- 2019 2.8; Manchester median median 2.3
- 2018 3.5; Manchester median median 2.1
- 2017 3.2; Manchester median median 2.1
- 2016 3.0; Manchester median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2015 3.0; Manchester median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2014 2.8; Manchester median median 1.7; as the previous school
- This school
- Manchester median
Dashed bars: as Parrs Wood High School (URN 105556), the previous school.
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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 | 292 | 858 | 2.9 | 249 | 0.85 |
| Sep 2025 | 292 | 888 | 3.0 | 239 | 0.82 |
| Sep 2024 | 291 | 873 | 3.0 | 222 | 0.76 |
| Sep 2023 | 292 | 953 | 3.3 | 290 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2022 | 290 | 773 | 2.7 | 239 | 0.82 |
| Sep 2021 | 297 | 800 | 2.7 | 243 | 0.82 |
| Sep 2020 | 297 | 830 | 2.8 | 218 | 0.73 |
| Sep 2019 | 298 | 827 | 2.8 | 231 | 0.78 |
| Sep 2018 | 296 | 1,047 | 3.5 | 418 | 1.41 |
| Sep 2017 | 326 | 1,041 | 3.2 | 385 | 1.18 |
| Sep 2016 * | 326 | 984 | 3.0 | 346 | 1.06 |
| Sep 2015 * | 328 | 967 | 3.0 | 343 | 1.05 |
| Sep 2014 * | 299 | 847 | 2.8 | 309 | 1.03 |
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.) | 300 | 48.7 | 45% | 63% | – |
| 2024/25 | 296 | 48.1 | 48% | 70% | – |
| 2023/24 | 288 | 47.2 | 46% | 67% | −0.07 |
| 2022/23 | 299 | 47.3 | 48% | 68% | −0.25 |
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
- Parrs Wood High SchoolThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20252.9applications per place 48.7Attainment 8
- 0.9 km · ManchesterRemains Good20243.5applications per place 49.2Attainment 8
- 1.8 km · StockportRequires improvement20192.1applications per place 55.8Attainment 8
- 2.3 km · Stockport20261.5applications per place 48.4Attainment 8
- 2.5 km · ManchesterRemains Outstanding20242.2applications per place 51.9Attainment 8
- 2.6 km · StockportGraded · no overall grade20253.0applications per place 52.5Attainment 8
- 3.1 km · StockportOutstanding20237.1applications per place 58.2Attainment 8
- 3.2 km · ManchesterOutstanding20246.1applications per place 57.8Attainment 8
- 3.6 km · StockportGood20232.2applications per place 41.4Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 143260 · 352/4248
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,854 pupils · 1,786 on roll
- Free school meals
- 30.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2016
- Replaced
- Parrs Wood High School (URN 105556)
- Address
- Wilmslow Road, East Didsbury, Manchester, M20 5PG
- Local authority
- Manchester
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources