Didsbury High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Jan 31 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
- 1089 (63% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.2%
- Girls
- 47.8%
- First language not English
- 29.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 35.6%
- Persistent absence
- 20.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.1%
White British 37.4%
Mixed 15.6%
Other 10.7%
Pakistani 10.1%
Unclassified 6.4%
Other White 5.1%
African 3.3%
Other Asian 2.8%
Indian 2.7%
Caribbean 2%
Chinese 1.6%
Other Black 1%
Bangladeshi 0.9%
Irish 0.5%
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 32 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 10 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 22 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 3 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 12 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 34 |
| Biology | GCSE | 90 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 90 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 30 |
Admissions
Didsbury High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 203
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 346
- 2nd preference
- 319
- 3rd preference
- 269
- From another Local Authority
- 81
Offers
- 1st preference
- 191
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 214 108 106 |
| Year 8 | 209 112 97 |
| Year 9 | 209 110 99 |
| Year 10 | 220 123 97 |
| Year 11 | 208 101 107 |
| Year 12 | 29 14 15 |