Manchester schools and admissions data

Manchester City Council has 159 primary schools and 65 secondary schools. 9% of Manchester's schools are private schools. 63 state schools in Manchester follow the local authority's admissions criteria, while 128 set their own.

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Ofsted ratings
in Manchester

  1. Outstanding 37
  2. Good 121
  3. Requires Improvement 8
  4. Inadequate 6

Most popular state schools
in Manchester in 2019

  1. Primary
  2. Secondary
  1. 1

    William Hulme's Grammar School

    Academy sponsor led • Manchester

    Ofsted: Good

  2. 2

    Didsbury CofE Primary School

    Academy converter • Didsbury, Manchester

    Ofsted: Good

  3. 3

    Abbott Community Primary School

    Community school • Collyhurst, Manchester

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  4. 4

    Northenden Community School

    Community school • Northenden, Manchester

    Ofsted: Good

  5. 5

    St Clement's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school • Higher Openshaw, Manchester

    Ofsted: Good

  6. 6

    Crowcroft Park Primary School

    Community school • Manchester

    Ofsted: Good

  7. 7

    Chorlton CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school • Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, Manchester

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  8. 8

    St Margaret Mary's RC Primary School Manchester

    Voluntary aided school • New Moston, Manchester

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  9. 9

    St Brigid's RC Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Beswick, Manchester

    Ofsted: Good

  10. 10

    Crossacres Primary Academy

    Academy converter • Wythenshawe, Manchester

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  11. 11

    Varna Community Primary School

    Community school • Openshaw, Manchester

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  12. 12

    Green End Primary School

    Academy converter • Burnage, Manchester

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  13. 13

    Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Baguley, Manchester

    Ofsted: Good

  14. 14

    Our Lady's RC Primary School Manchester

    Voluntary aided school • Whalley Range, Manchester

    Ofsted: Good

  15. 15

    Cringle Brook Primary School

    Free schools • Levenshulme

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  16. 16

    St Willibrord's RC Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Clayton, Manchester

    Ofsted: Good

  17. 17

    Ladybarn Primary School

    Academy converter • Withington, Manchester

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  18. 18

    Armitage CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school • Ardwick, Manchester

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  19. 19

    St Peter's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Newall Green, Manchester

    Ofsted: Good

  20. 20

    St Mary's RC Primary School Manchester

    Voluntary aided school • Levenshulme, Manchester

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  1. 1

    Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester

    Free schools • Manchester

    Ofsted: Good

  2. 2

    Didsbury High School

    Free schools • Didsbury, Manchester

    Ofsted: None

  3. 3

    Trinity CofE High School

    Academy converter • Manchester

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  4. 4

    Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester

    Free schools • Manchester

    Ofsted: Good

  5. 5

    Wright Robinson College

    Academy converter • Gorton, Manchester

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  6. 6

    Levenshulme High School

    Academy sponsor led • Levenshulme, Manchester

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  7. 7

    St Peter's RC High School

    Voluntary aided school •

    Ofsted: Good

  8. 8

    Our Lady's RC High School

    Voluntary aided school • Higher Blackley, Manchester

    Ofsted: Good

  9. 9

    Manchester Enterprise Academy Central

    Free schools • Levenshulme, Manchester

    Ofsted: Good

  10. 10

    The King David High School

    Academy converter • Crumpsall, Manchester

    Ofsted: Inadequate

Popularity is based on the number of first preference applications a school received compared to the number of places available, where we have this data. Where places available data isn't held, first preferences are compared to the number of offers made.

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