Manchester Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 27 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
- 1117 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 61.9%
- Girls
- 38.1%
- First language not English
- 80.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 53.2%
- Persistent absence
- 21.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.9%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Indian | 5.6% |
| Mixed | 8.5% |
| Pakistani | 15.8% |
| Other | 21.6% |
| African | 26.7% |
| Other Asian | 5.2% |
| Other White | 4.3% |
| White British | 3.4% |
| Other Black | 3.1% |
| Bangladeshi | 2.7% |
| Caribbean | 1.2% |
| Chinese | 1.2% |
| Gypsy/Roma | 0.4% |
| Unclassified | 0.4% |
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 56% |
| Local authority average | 47% |
| England average | 41% |
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 38% |
| Local authority average | 41% |
| England average | 45% |
Attainment 8 score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 45.2 |
| Local authority average | 44.8 |
| England average | 46 |
EBacc average point score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 4.22 |
| Local authority average | 4.01 |
| England average | 4.09 |
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 56 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 25 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 45 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 38 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 47 |
| Bengali | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 54 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 97 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 50 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 4 |
Admissions
Manchester Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 159
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 56
- 2nd preference
- 67
- 3rd preference
- 63
- From another Local Authority
- 9
Offers
- 1st preference
- 56
- 2nd preference
- 27
- 3rd preference
- 14
- To another Local Authority
- 4
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 214 140 74 |
| Year 8 | 195 125 70 |
| Year 9 | 235 147 88 |
| Year 10 | 230 141 89 |
| Year 11 | 243 138 105 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 86.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 48.0% 39.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 14.0% 15.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 26.0% 31.3% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 7.0% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 3.7% 3.0% |