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
21.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
17.1%
Pupil ethnicities
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%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Didsbury High School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
203
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
346
2nd preference
319
3rd preference
269
From another Local Authority
81
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
191
2nd preference
10
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes21.3
Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2023-2024

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