Manchester Mesivta School
Beechwood, Charlton Avenue, Prestwich, M25 0PH
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- Jewish
- Principal
- Rabbi Zevi Katz
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Bury South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 396
- Pupils on roll
- 233
- URN
- 134195
- Local authority
- Bury
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01617731789
About this school
Manchester Mesivta School is a Jewish boys' voluntary aided secondary school in Prestwich. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 233 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 30 | 33 | 43 |
| Attainment 8 score | 55.0 | 41.8 | 39.3 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.27 -0.23 to +0.78 | -0.42 -0.94 to +0.09 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 77% | 33.3% | 30.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 90% | 66.7% | 62.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 43% | 45.5% | 27.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.3 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
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 Manchester Mesivta School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bury average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 55 | 40.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 41.8 | 38.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 39.3 | 37.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 12.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 229 |
| 2023/24 | 247 |
| 2024/25 | 241 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Manchester Mesivta School compares
Manchester Mesivta School ranked 8th of 11 secondary schools in Bury for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 36% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 3% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39.3 | 12.5% | 2.9% | 233 | — |
| St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy | 50.4 | 7.9% | 23.9% | 1,032 | 0.4 miles |
| The Heys School | 34 | 13.5% | 47.8% | 546 | 0.7 miles |
| Beis Yaakov High School | 49.3 | 6.6% | 3.2% | 283 | 1.3 miles |
| The King David High School | 55.4 | 8% | 19% | 708 | 1.4 miles |
| Parrenthorn High School | — | — | — | 1,025 | 1.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 2.87%
- English as an additional language
- 4.6%
- Overall absence
- 12.48%
- Persistent absence
- 42.65%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy0.4 miles
Secondary · Manchester
-
The Heys School0.7 miles
Secondary · Manchester
-
Beis Yaakov High School1.3 miles
Secondary · Salford
-
The King David High School1.4 miles
Secondary · Manchester
-
Parrenthorn High School1.5 miles
Secondary · Manchester
Common questions
- What year groups does Manchester Mesivta School teach?
- Manchester Mesivta School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Prestwich.
- Who is the principal of Manchester Mesivta School?
- The principal of Manchester Mesivta School is Rabbi Zevi Katz, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Manchester Mesivta School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Manchester Mesivta School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Manchester Mesivta School?
- Manchester Mesivta School has 233 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Manchester Mesivta School full?
- Manchester Mesivta School has capacity for 396 pupils and 233 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 Manchester Mesivta School a faith school?
- Yes. Manchester Mesivta School is designated Jewish.
- Is Manchester Mesivta School a selective school?
- No. Manchester Mesivta School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Manchester Mesivta School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 55 in 2022/23 and 39.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Manchester Mesivta School rank locally?
- Manchester Mesivta School ranked 8th of 11 secondary schools in Bury for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 36% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 3% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Manchester Mesivta School's absence rate?
- Manchester Mesivta School's overall absence rate is 12.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Manchester Mesivta School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Manchester Mesivta School'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 1 July 2026.