Chorlton High School
Nell Lane, Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, Manchester, M21 7SL
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- PROSPERE LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Zoe Morris
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Prospere Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Manchester Withington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,530
- Pupils on roll
- 1,532
- URN
- 139148
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01618821150
About this school
Chorlton High School is a secondary academy in Manchester. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,532 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Chorlton 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 297 | 294 | 299 |
| Attainment 8 score | 52.2 | 51.2 | 54.0 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.17 0.00 to +0.33 | +0.23 +0.07 to +0.40 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 63% | 54.1% | 61.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 78% | 70.1% | 78.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 62% | 71.1% | 70.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.1 |
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 Chorlton 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 | 52.2 | 42.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 51.2 | 44.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 54 | 43.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,503 |
| 2023/24 | 1,530 |
| 2024/25 | 1,529 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chorlton High School compares
Chorlton High School ranked 4th of 30 secondary schools in Manchester for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 85% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54 | 7.6% | 30.7% | 1,532 | — |
| CHS South | 48.3 | 6.6% | 52.9% | 1,177 | 0.2 miles |
| Loreto High School Chorlton | 46.6 | 9.3% | 55.6% | 742 | 0.2 miles |
| Didsbury High School | 57.1 | 8.2% | 40.4% | 1,220 | 0.7 miles |
| Whalley Range 11-18 High School | 52.1 | 7.1% | 56.4% | 1,712 | 0.8 miles |
| Stretford Grammar School | 74.4 | 3.9% | 18% | 956 | 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 30.67%
- English as an additional language
- 29.2%
- Overall absence
- 7.55%
- Persistent absence
- 19.01%
Location
Nearby schools
-
CHS South0.2 miles
Secondary · Manchester
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Loreto High School Chorlton0.2 miles
Secondary · Manchester
-
Didsbury High School0.7 miles
Secondary · Manchester
-
Whalley Range 11-18 High School0.8 miles
Secondary · Manchester
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Stretford Grammar School1.5 miles
Secondary · Manchester
Other schools in Manchester
Chorlton High School ranks 6th 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
- 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
- Dean Trust Ardwick Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Chorlton High School teach?
- Chorlton High School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Chorlton High School?
- The headteacher of Chorlton High School is Ms Zoe Morris, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Chorlton High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chorlton 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 Chorlton High School?
- Chorlton High School has 1,532 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Chorlton High School full?
- Chorlton High School has capacity for 1,530 pupils and 1,532 on roll (100%), 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 Chorlton High School a faith school?
- No. Chorlton High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Chorlton High School a selective school?
- No. Chorlton High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Chorlton High School part of an academy trust?
- Chorlton High School is part of PROSPERE LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Chorlton High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 52.2 in 2022/23 and 54 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Chorlton High School compare with other schools in Manchester?
- Chorlton High School ranked 4th of 30 secondary schools in Manchester for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 85% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Chorlton High School's absence rate?
- Chorlton High School's overall absence rate is 7.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Chorlton High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chorlton 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.