The East Manchester Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Jan 12 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Unique reference
- 144494
- Address
- 60 Grey Mare Lane, Beswick, M11 3DS
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 999 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.3%
- Girls
- 49.7%
- First language not English
- 47.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 63.6%
- Persistent absence
- 27.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.2%
White British 30.7%
African 17.7%
Other Black 12.4%
Mixed 9.8%
Other 9.3%
Other White 4%
Pakistani 3.7%
Other Asian 3.5%
Chinese 3.3%
Caribbean 1.9%
Unclassified 1.8%
Indian 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Irish Traveller 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.15
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.02
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 28%
Local authority average 45%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 28%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.7
Local authority average 44.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.52
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 51 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 27 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 14 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 22 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 29 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 10 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 21 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 47 |
| Biology | GCSE | 2 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 6 |
Admissions
The East Manchester Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 224
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 109
- 2nd preference
- 80
- 3rd preference
- 83
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 109
- 2nd preference
- 30
- 3rd preference
- 11
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 172 82 90 |
| Year 8 | 204 99 105 |
| Year 9 | 203 101 102 |
| Year 10 | 216 118 98 |
| Year 11 | 204 102 102 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 81.0% 84.4% 85.6% |
Further education | 52.0% 35.2% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 6.0% 15.2% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 24.0% 33.7% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.0% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.8% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 13.0% 9.0% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.8% 1.2% |