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%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Other White | 5.5% |
| Pakistani | 10.8% |
| Other | 11.6% |
| Mixed | 15.8% |
| White British | 36.2% |
| 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
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 87% |
| Local authority average | 47% |
| England average | 41% |
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 61% |
| Local authority average | 41% |
| England average | 45% |
Attainment 8 score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 57.1 |
| Local authority average | 44.8 |
| England average | 46 |
EBacc average point score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 5.55 |
| Local authority average | 4.01 |
| England average | 4.09 |
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 |