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Wright Robinson College

  • 11–16Ages
  • 1,781Pupils
  • SecondaryPhase
  • 146239URN

Abbey Hey Lane, Gorton, Manchester, M18 8RL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Mar 2026

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.5per place
close to Manchester median (2.5)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Manchester

869 applications for 344 places · 16th of 32 in Manchester
Every year since 2014
Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)
52.2of 90
6th of 31 in Manchester
All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 24 March 2026Published 17 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionExceptional
Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
AchievementStrong standard
Attendance and behaviourExceptional
Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
Early yearsDoes not apply to this school
Post-16 provisionDoes not apply to this school
Leadership and governanceStrong 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

  1. 24 March 2026
    Report card · 2 Exceptional, 4 Strong standard
  2. 7 October 2021
    Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding

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
2.5applications per place, Year 7
close to Manchester median (2.5) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

869 applications · 344 places offered · 398 named it first

  1. 2026 2.5; Manchester median median 2.5
  2. 2025 2.7; Manchester median median 2.6
  3. 2024 2.6; Manchester median median 2.6
  4. 2023 2.6; Manchester median median 2.6
  5. 2022 2.1; Manchester median median 2.1
  6. 2021 2.4; Manchester median median 2.1
  7. 2020 2.7; Manchester median median 2.4
  8. 2019 2.5; Manchester median median 2.3; as the previous school
  9. 2018 2.6; Manchester median median 2.1; as the previous school
  10. 2017 2.6; Manchester median median 2.1; as the previous school
  11. 2016 1.7; Manchester median median 2.0; as the previous school
  12. 2015 1.9; Manchester median median 1.8; as the previous school
  13. 2014 1.9; Manchester median median 1.7; as the previous school
More applications per place than the Manchester median in 7 of 7 years.
  • This school
  • Manchester median

Dashed bars: as Wright Robinson College (URN 105564), 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 20263448692.53981.16
Sep 20253519472.73891.11
Sep 20243579402.64371.22
Sep 20233478952.64181.20
Sep 20223547592.14011.13
Sep 20213588532.44031.13
Sep 20203569722.75121.44
Sep 2019 *3568752.54551.28
Sep 2018 *3599372.65211.45
Sep 2017 *3589442.65471.53
Sep 2016 *3866551.73520.91
Sep 2015 *3586861.93520.98
Sep 2014 *2845311.92570.90

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

335 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)52.26th of 31 in Manchester
Grade 5 or above in English and maths62%3rd of 31 in Manchester
Grade 4 or above in English and maths76%
  • This school
  • Manchester median
  • England median
Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.34
−20 = national average+2
Every year as a table
YearPupilsAttainment 85+ Eng & maths4+ Eng & mathsProgress 8
2025/26 (prov.)33552.262%76%–
2024/2535749.147%70%–
2023/2434751.354%70%+0.34
2022/2335650.651%75%+0.56

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

  • 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 converter
Phase
Secondary
URN · DfE number
146239 · 352/4276
Trust
Flagship Learning Trust
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Capacity
1,800 pupils · 1,781 on roll
Free school meals
47.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened
1 November 2019
Replaced
Wright Robinson College (URN 105564)
Address
Abbey Hey Lane, Gorton, Manchester, M18 8RL
Local authority
Manchester

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