Manchester schools and admissions data

Manchester City Council has 158 primary schools and 64 secondary schools. 10% of Manchester's schools are private schools. 66 state schools in Manchester follow the local authority's admissions criteria, while 120 set their own.

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Ofsted ratings
in Manchester

  1. Outstanding 39
  2. Good 112
  3. Requires Improvement 11
  4. Inadequate 4

Most popular state schools
in Manchester in 2019

  1. Primary
  2. Secondary
  1. 1

    Manchester Communication Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Harpurhey, Manchester

    Ofsted: None

  2. 2

    St James' CofE Primary School Gorton

    Academy sponsor led • Gorton, Manchester

    Ofsted: None

  3. 3

    Unity Community Primary

    Free schools • Cheetham Hill, Manchester

    Ofsted: None

  4. 4

    West Didsbury CE Primary School

    Free schools • West Didsbury, Manchester

    Ofsted: None

  5. 5

    St Wilfrid's CofE Aided Primary School Northenden

    Academy sponsor led • Northenden, Manchester

    Ofsted: None

  6. 6

    Gorton Primary School

    Free schools • Gorton, Manchester

    Ofsted: None

  7. 7

    Prospect House Specialist Support Primary School

    Free schools special • Manchester

    Ofsted: None

  8. 8

    St Wilfrid's CofE Junior and Infant School

    Voluntary controlled school • Newton Heath, Manchester

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  9. 9

    St Clement's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school • Higher Openshaw, Manchester

    Ofsted: Good

  10. 10

    St John's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school • Longsight, Manchester

    Ofsted: Good

  11. 11

    Crumpsall Lane Primary School

    Community school • Crumpsall, Manchester

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  12. 12

    St Chad's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Cheetham, Manchester

    Ofsted: Inadequate

  13. 13

    Northenden Community School

    Community school • Northenden, Manchester

    Ofsted: Good

  14. 14

    St John's RC Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, Manchester

    Ofsted: Good

  15. 15

    Abbey Hey Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Gorton, Manchester

    Ofsted: Good

  16. 16

    Benchill Primary School

    Foundation school • Wythenshawe, Manchester

    Ofsted: Good

  17. 17

    Lancasterian School

    Community special school • West Didsbury, Manchester

    Ofsted: Good

  18. 18

    Stanley Grove Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Longsight

    Ofsted: Good

  19. 19

    Chapel Street Community Primary School

    Community school • Levenshulme, Manchester

    Ofsted: Good

  20. 20

    William Hulme's Grammar School

    Academy sponsor led • Manchester

    Ofsted: Good

  1. 1

    The Cooperative College

    Miscellaneous • Hanover Street, Manchester

    Ofsted: None

  2. 2

    Bridge College

    Special post 16 institution • Whitworth Street, Manchester

    Ofsted: None

  3. 3

    Connell Coop College

    Free schools 16 to 19 • Manchester

    Ofsted: None

  4. 4

    Newall Green High School

    Academy sponsor led • Wythenshawe, Manchester

    Ofsted: None

  5. 5

    Dean Trust Ardwick

    Academy sponsor led • Manchester

    Ofsted: None

  6. 6

    Co-op Academy North Manchester

    Academy sponsor led • Blackley, Manchester

    Ofsted: None

  7. 7

    Pioneer House High School

    Free schools special • Northern Moor, Manchester

    Ofsted: None

  8. 8

    The East Manchester Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Beswick, Manchester

    Ofsted: None

  9. 9

    Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester

    Free schools • Manchester

    Ofsted: None

  10. 10

    Eden Girls' Leadership Academy , Manchester

    Free schools • Manchester

    Ofsted: None

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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