Levenshulme High School
Crossley Road, Levenshulme, Manchester, M19 1FS
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Girls
- Trust
- GREATER MANCHESTER EDUCATION TRUST
- Academy Headteacher
- Mr Alex Fair
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Education and Leadership Trust
- Constituency
- Gorton and Denton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,100
- Pupils on roll
- 1,057
- URN
- 141196
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01612244625
About this school
Levenshulme High School is a girls' secondary academy in Manchester. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,057 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Levenshulme 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 9 June 2022, 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 | 202 | 199 | 207 |
| Attainment 8 score | 52.6 | 52.6 | 52.5 |
| Progress 8 score | +1.08 +0.88 to +1.29 | +0.91 +0.71 to +1.12 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 56% | 51.8% | 52.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 76% | 71.4% | 68.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 77% | 68.3% | 80.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.0 | 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 Levenshulme 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 | 52.6 | 42.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 52.6 | 44.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 52.5 | 43.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,008 |
| 2023/24 | 1,028 |
| 2024/25 | 1,048 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Levenshulme High School compares
Levenshulme High School ranked 6th of 30 secondary schools in Manchester for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 82% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52.5 | 5.9% | 52.4% | 1,057 | — |
| Manchester Enterprise Academy Central | 46.1 | 7% | 53% | 1,049 | 0.7 miles |
| Burnage Academy for Boys | 46.6 | 8% | 53% | 1,021 | 0.8 miles |
| Cedar Mount Academy | 37.2 | 9.4% | 61.5% | 724 | 1.2 miles |
| Priestnall School | 52.6 | 8.5% | 14.8% | 1,312 | 1.4 miles |
| St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy | 41.2 | 10.8% | 45.1% | 666 | 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)
- 52.39%
- English as an additional language
- 71%
- Overall absence
- 5.88%
- Persistent absence
- 12.53%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Manchester Enterprise Academy Central0.7 miles
Secondary · Manchester
-
Burnage Academy for Boys0.8 miles
Secondary · Manchester
-
Cedar Mount Academy1.2 miles
Secondary · Gorton
-
Priestnall School1.4 miles
Secondary · Stockport
-
St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy1.5 miles
Secondary · Stockport
Other schools in Manchester
Levenshulme High School ranks 10th 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 Levenshulme High School teach?
- Levenshulme High School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Manchester.
- Who is the academy headteacher of Levenshulme High School?
- The academy headteacher of Levenshulme High School is Mr Alex Fair, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Levenshulme High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Levenshulme 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 Levenshulme High School?
- Levenshulme High School has 1,057 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Levenshulme High School full?
- Levenshulme High School has capacity for 1,100 pupils and 1,057 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Levenshulme High School a faith school?
- No. Levenshulme High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Levenshulme High School part of an academy trust?
- Levenshulme High School is part of GREATER MANCHESTER EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Levenshulme High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 52.6 in 2022/23 and 52.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Levenshulme High School compare with other schools in Manchester?
- Levenshulme High School ranked 6th of 30 secondary schools in Manchester for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 82% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Levenshulme High School's absence rate?
- Levenshulme High School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Levenshulme High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Levenshulme 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.