Melland High School
Gorton Education Village, Gorton, M18 7DT
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- BRIGHT FUTURES EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Principal
- Mrs Sue Warner
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Bright Futures Educational Trust
- SEN provision
- SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Gorton and Denton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 149
- Pupils on roll
- 256
- URN
- 138532
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01612239915
About this school
Melland High School is a special academy in Gorton. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 256 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Melland 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 27 March 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 25 | 23 | 26 |
| Attainment 8 score | 0.2 | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | -1.67 -2.26 to -1.08 | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.0 | - | - |
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 Melland 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 186 |
| 2023/24 | 223 |
| 2024/25 | 251 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 73.33%
- English as an additional language
- 44.6%
- Overall absence
- 10.39%
- Persistent absence
- 34.57%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Grange School0.3 miles
Academies · Manchester
-
Reddish Hall School0.9 miles
Special schools · Stockport
-
Manchester Vocational and Learning Academy0.9 miles
Independent schools · Manchester
-
Progress Schools - Gorton1.0 miles
Independent schools
-
Rodney House School1.1 miles
Special schools · Manchester
Other schools in Gorton
- Cedar Mount Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Melland High School teach?
- Melland High School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a special school in Gorton.
- Who is the principal of Melland High School?
- The principal of Melland High School is Mrs Sue Warner, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Melland High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Melland 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 Melland High School?
- Melland High School has 256 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Melland High School full?
- Melland High School has capacity for 149 pupils and 256 on roll (172%), so it is at or above 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 Melland High School a faith school?
- No. Melland High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Melland High School part of an academy trust?
- Melland High School is part of BRIGHT FUTURES EDUCATIONAL TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Melland High School have?
- The schools register lists Melland High School's special educational needs provision as: SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Melland High School's absence rate?
- Melland High School's overall absence rate is 10.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Melland High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Melland 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.