Abbey College Manchester
5-7 Cheapside, Off King Street, M2 4WG
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 14 to 23
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr James Kidd
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Constituency
- Manchester Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 264
- Pupils on roll
- 155
- URN
- 105601
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01618172700
About this school
Abbey College Manchester is an independent school in Manchester. It teaches children aged 14 to 23 and has 155 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Abbey College Manchester under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Abbey College Manchester has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 1995, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 56 | 44 | 36 |
| Attainment 8 score | 5.2 | 4.4 | 5.4 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 2.3% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Abbey College Manchester has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Manchester average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2 | 42.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 4.4 | 44.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 5.4 | 43.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 211 |
| 2023/24 | 201 |
| 2024/25 | 183 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 4
- Pupils on SEN support
- 39
Location
Nearby schools
-
Chetham's School of Music0.3 miles
Independent schools
-
Digital Advantage0.4 miles
Other types · Manchester
-
The Cooperative College0.4 miles
Other types · Manchester
-
The Manchester Metropolitan University0.8 miles
Universities · Manchester
-
Royal Northern College of Music0.9 miles
Universities · Manchester
Common questions
- What year groups does Abbey College Manchester teach?
- Abbey College Manchester teaches children aged 14 to 23. It is an independent school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Abbey College Manchester?
- The headteacher of Abbey College Manchester is Mr James Kidd, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Abbey College Manchester been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Abbey College Manchester under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Abbey College Manchester?
- Abbey College Manchester has 155 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 14 to 23.
- Is Abbey College Manchester full?
- Abbey College Manchester has capacity for 264 pupils and 155 on roll (59%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Abbey College Manchester a faith school?
- No. Abbey College Manchester has no designated religious character.
- How have Abbey College Manchester's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 5.2 in 2022/23 and 5.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Abbey College Manchester's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Abbey College Manchester's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.