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Secondary schools in Manchester, ranked

The 59 secondary schools here are ranked by their average Attainment 8 score in 2024/25, from the Department for Education's published results. Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26, so it cannot be used.

Exam results are one part of the picture, and rankings never include Ofsted judgements: inspections from different eras cannot fairly be compared. Special schools and independent schools are not ranked, because their published figures do not compare fairly either. Each school's own page has its inspection history and context.

  1. 1
    Stretford Grammar School

    Foundation school

    74.4
    Attainment 8
  2. 2
    Urmston Grammar Academy

    Academy converter

    71.7
    Attainment 8
  3. 3
    58.2
    Attainment 8
  4. 4
    Didsbury High School

    Free schools

    57.1
    Attainment 8
  5. 5
    The King David High School

    Academy converter

    55.4
    Attainment 8
  6. 6
    Chorlton High School

    Academy converter

    54.0
    Attainment 8
  7. 7
    St Patrick's RC High School

    Voluntary aided school

    53.8
    Attainment 8
  8. 8
    53.1
    Attainment 8
  9. 9
    52.7
    Attainment 8
  10. 10
    Levenshulme High School

    Academy sponsor led

    52.5
    Attainment 8
  11. 11
    52.1
    Attainment 8
  12. 12
    William Hulme's Grammar School

    Academy sponsor led

    51.9
    Attainment 8
  13. 13
    Laurus Ryecroft

    Free schools

    51.6
    Attainment 8
  14. 14
    50.4
    Attainment 8
  15. 15
    Philips High School

    Academy converter

    50.3
    Attainment 8
  16. 16
    Trinity CofE High School

    Academy converter

    50.0
    Attainment 8
  17. 17
    The Barlow RC High School

    Voluntary aided school

    49.8
    Attainment 8
  18. 18
    Wright Robinson College

    Academy converter

    49.1
    Attainment 8
  19. 19
    Our Lady's RC High School

    Voluntary aided school

    49.1
    Attainment 8
  20. 20
    Flixton Girls School

    Academy converter

    48.3
    Attainment 8
  21. 21
    CHS South

    Free schools

    48.3
    Attainment 8
  22. 22
    Parrs Wood High School

    Academy converter

    48.1
    Attainment 8
  23. 23
    Droylsden Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    47.7
    Attainment 8
  24. 24
    Loreto High School Chorlton

    Voluntary aided school

    46.6
    Attainment 8
  25. 25
    Burnage Academy for Boys

    Academy converter

    46.6
    Attainment 8
  26. 26
    Dean Trust Ardwick

    Academy sponsor led

    46.6
    Attainment 8
  27. 27
    46.1
    Attainment 8
  28. 28
    Salford City Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    46.1
    Attainment 8
  29. 29
    Wellacre Technology Academy

    Academy converter

    46.0
    Attainment 8
  30. 30
    Fred Longworth High School

    Academy converter

    45.9
    Attainment 8
  31. 31
    Ellesmere Park High School

    Academy converter

    45.8
    Attainment 8
  32. 32
    Audenshaw School

    Academy converter

    45.5
    Attainment 8
  33. 33
    Manchester Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    45.4
    Attainment 8
  34. 34
    Co-op Academy Manchester

    Academy sponsor led

    44.9
    Attainment 8
  35. 35
    The Lowry Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    44.7
    Attainment 8
  36. 36
    Co-op Academy Swinton

    Academy converter

    44.6
    Attainment 8
  37. 37
    Manchester Communication Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    44.5
    Attainment 8
  38. 38
    Stretford High School

    Foundation school

    44.4
    Attainment 8
  39. 39
    St Ambrose Barlow RC High School

    Voluntary aided school

    44.2
    Attainment 8
  40. 40
    St Mary's Catholic High School

    Voluntary aided school

    44.2
    Attainment 8
  41. 41
    44.1
    Attainment 8
  42. 42
    St Thomas More RC College

    Voluntary aided school

    44.0
    Attainment 8
  43. 43
    Lostock High School

    Community school

    43.7
    Attainment 8
  44. 44
    Irlam and Cadishead Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    43.6
    Attainment 8
  45. 45
    Co-op Academy Walkden

    Academy converter

    43.6
    Attainment 8
  46. 46
    Co-op Academy Failsworth

    Academy sponsor led

    43.0
    Attainment 8
  47. 47
    Co-op Academy North Manchester

    Academy sponsor led

    42.4
    Attainment 8
  48. 48
    42.4
    Attainment 8
  49. 49
    Broadoak School

    Academy converter

    42.4
    Attainment 8
  50. 50
    The East Manchester Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    41.9
    Attainment 8
  51. 51
    Moorside High School

    Academy converter

    41.8
    Attainment 8
  52. 52
    40.9
    Attainment 8
  53. 53
    Dixons Middleton Academy

    Academy converter

    40.3
    Attainment 8
  54. 54
    Abraham Moss Community School

    Academy converter

    39.7
    Attainment 8
  55. 55
    Oasis Academy MediaCityUK

    Academy sponsor led

    38.7
    Attainment 8
  56. 56
    St Matthew's RC High School

    Academy sponsor led

    37.8
    Attainment 8
  57. 57
    Dixons Brooklands Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    36.1
    Attainment 8
  58. 58
    The Heys School

    Academy sponsor led

    34.0
    Attainment 8
  59. 59
    33.3
    Attainment 8

Common questions

Which is the best secondary school in Manchester?
By 2024/25 exam results alone, Stretford Grammar School ranks first of 59 ranked secondary schools in Manchester, with an average Attainment 8 score of 74.4. Results reflect each school's cohort as well as its teaching, so treat the ranking as a starting point rather than a verdict.
How are schools in Manchester ranked?
Secondary schools are ranked by their average Attainment 8 score in 2024/25, from the Department for Education's published results; Progress 8 is suspended nationally, so it cannot be used. Ofsted judgements are never part of the ranking, because inspections from different eras cannot fairly be compared, and special and independent schools are not ranked because their published figures do not compare fairly.
How many secondary schools are ranked in Manchester?
59 secondary schools in Manchester published 2024/25 results and are ranked here. Schools without published results, special schools and independent schools are listed on the area's own page instead.

Exam results come from the Department for Education's school performance service and cover the 2024/25 academic year. Schools without published results for that year are not listed.