Didsbury High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Jan 30 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Unique reference
- 143729
- Address
- 4 The Avenue, Didsbury, M20 2ET
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1181 (81% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.6%
- Girls
- 48.4%
- First language not English
- 33.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 37.8%
- Persistent absence
- 21.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.6%
White British 36.2%
Mixed 15.8%
Other 11.6%
Pakistani 10.8%
Other White 5.5%
Unclassified 4.6%
Other Asian 3.8%
African 3.1%
Indian 2.5%
Caribbean 1.9%
Chinese 1.8%
Bangladeshi 1%
Other Black 0.9%
Irish 0.5%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 87%
Local authority average 47%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 60%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 57.1
Local authority average 44.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 5.54
Local authority average 4
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Care (Non-Agricultural) | Technical Award | 1 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 29 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 18 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 24 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 12 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 25 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 12 |
| Biology | GCSE | 99 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 98 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 4 |
Admissions
Didsbury High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 206
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 390
- 2nd preference
- 324
- 3rd preference
- 306
- From another Local Authority
- 113
Offers
- 1st preference
- 197
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 4
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 221 113 108 |
| Year 8 | 212 106 106 |
| Year 9 | 211 108 103 |
| Year 10 | 210 111 99 |
| Year 11 | 218 121 97 |
| Year 12 | 80 36 44 |
| Year 13 | 29 14 15 |