Manchester Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 28 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Christian
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Unique reference
- 134224
- Address
- Moss Lane East, Moss Side, M14 4PX
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1086 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 60.3%
- Girls
- 39.7%
- First language not English
- 79.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 50.8%
- Persistent absence
- 23.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.6%
African 25.8%
Other 19.6%
Pakistani 15.6%
Mixed 9.5%
Other White 5.6%
Other Asian 5.2%
Indian 4.7%
White British 4.4%
Bangladeshi 3.1%
Other Black 2.4%
Chinese 1.6%
Caribbean 1.4%
Unclassified 0.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.16
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.02
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 39%
Local authority average 45%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 38%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.6
Local authority average 44.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.02
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 42 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 32 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 36 |
| Biology | GCSE | 43 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 82 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 41 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 4 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 12 |
| English Language | GCSE | 218 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 218 |
Admissions
Manchester Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 193
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 85
- 2nd preference
- 80
- 3rd preference
- 63
- From another Local Authority
- 9
Offers
- 1st preference
- 85
- 2nd preference
- 29
- 3rd preference
- 10
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 166 109 57 |
| Year 8 | 226 137 89 |
| Year 9 | 223 132 91 |
| Year 10 | 237 134 103 |
| Year 11 | 234 143 91 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 84.0% 86.5% 86.5% |
Further education | 42.0% 36.1% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 11.0% 14.4% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 30.0% 35.5% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.4% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 3.3% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.7% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 6.7% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 1.8% 1.0% |