The King David High School
Eaton Road, Crumpsall, Manchester, M8 5DY
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Jewish
- Trust
- THE KING DAVID HIGH SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Mrs Tracy Basger
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Blackley and Middleton South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 775
- Pupils on roll
- 708
- URN
- 137309
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01617407248
About this school
The King David High School is a Jewish secondary academy in Manchester. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 708 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The King David High School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- 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 | 130 | 116 | 118 |
| Attainment 8 score | 57.3 | 57.8 | 55.4 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.24 -0.01 to +0.49 | +0.50 +0.23 to +0.76 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 66% | 69% | 59.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 87% | 85.3% | 77.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 30% | 42.2% | 30.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.0 |
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 The King David High 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 | Manchester average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 57.3 | 42.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 57.8 | 44.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 55.4 | 43.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 784 |
| 2023/24 | 773 |
| 2024/25 | 778 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The King David High School compares
The King David High School ranked 3rd of 30 secondary schools in Manchester for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 88% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 17% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55.4 | 8% | 19% | 708 | — |
| Beis Yaakov High School | 49.3 | 6.6% | 3.2% | 283 | 0.8 miles |
| St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy | 50.4 | 7.9% | 23.9% | 1,032 | 1.1 miles |
| Co-op Academy Manchester | 44.9 | 13.2% | 52.9% | 1,554 | 1.3 miles |
| Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester | 58.2 | 4.3% | 47.2% | 659 | 1.4 miles |
| Manchester Mesivta School | 39.3 | 12.5% | 2.9% | 233 | 1.4 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)
- 19.02%
- English as an additional language
- 9%
- Overall absence
- 7.95%
- Persistent absence
- 23.42%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Beis Yaakov High School0.8 miles
Secondary · Salford
-
St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy1.1 miles
Secondary · Manchester
-
Co-op Academy Manchester1.3 miles
Secondary · Manchester
-
Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester1.4 miles
Secondary · Manchester
-
Manchester Mesivta School1.4 miles
Secondary · Prestwich
Other schools in Manchester
The King David High School ranks 5th of the 59 ranked secondary schools in Manchester.
- Audenshaw School Secondary
- Broadoak School Secondary
- Burnage Academy for Boys Secondary
- Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School Secondary
- Chorlton High School Secondary
- CHS South Secondary
- Co-op Academy Belle Vue Secondary
- Co-op Academy Failsworth Secondary
- Co-op Academy Manchester Secondary
- Co-op Academy North Manchester Secondary
- Co-op Academy Swinton Secondary
- Co-op Academy Walkden Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does The King David High School teach?
- The King David High School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of The King David High School?
- The headteacher of The King David High School is Mrs Tracy Basger, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The King David High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The King David High 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 many pupils are at The King David High School?
- The King David High School has 708 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is The King David High School full?
- The King David High School has capacity for 775 pupils and 708 on roll (91%), 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 The King David High School a faith school?
- Yes. The King David High School is designated Jewish.
- Is The King David High School a selective school?
- No. The King David High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is The King David High School part of an academy trust?
- The King David High School is part of THE KING DAVID HIGH SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The King David High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 57.3 in 2022/23 and 55.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The King David High School compare with other schools in Manchester?
- The King David High School ranked 3rd of 30 secondary schools in Manchester for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 88% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 17% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The King David High School's absence rate?
- The King David High School's overall absence rate is 8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The King David High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The King David High 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.