The East Manchester Academy
60 Grey Mare Lane, Beswick, Manchester, M11 3DS
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- GREATER MANCHESTER EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Jacqueline Bowen
- Sponsor
- Education and Leadership Trust
- Constituency
- Manchester Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,100
- Pupils on roll
- 1,035
- URN
- 144494
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01612308039
About this school
The East Manchester Academy is a secondary academy in Manchester. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,035 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 193 | 197 | 212 |
| Attainment 8 score | 42.7 | 40.1 | 41.9 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.15 -0.36 to +0.06 | -0.13 -0.34 to +0.08 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 28% | 27.4% | 25% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 48% | 52.3% | 45.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 28% | 40.6% | 27.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
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 East Manchester Academy 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 | 42.7 | 42.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 40.1 | 44.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 41.9 | 43.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,012 |
| 2023/24 | 999 |
| 2024/25 | 1,031 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The East Manchester Academy compares
The East Manchester Academy ranked 24th of 30 secondary schools in Manchester for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 45% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41.9 | 7.8% | 61.4% | 1,035 | — |
| Co-op Academy Belle Vue | — | 6.5% | 62.3% | 946 | 1.0 miles |
| Dean Trust Ardwick | 46.6 | 6.8% | 59.3% | 1,329 | 1.2 miles |
| St Peter's RC High School | 47.4 | 5.6% | 51.5% | 1,013 | 1.3 miles |
| Droylsden Academy | 47.7 | 9.4% | 40.5% | 926 | 1.6 miles |
| Fairfield High School for Girls | 52.7 | 9.1% | 36.1% | 986 | 1.8 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)
- 61.4%
- English as an additional language
- 46.8%
- Overall absence
- 7.78%
- Persistent absence
- 20.64%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Co-op Academy Belle Vue1.0 miles
Secondary · Manchester
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Dean Trust Ardwick1.2 miles
Secondary · Manchester
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St Peter's RC High School1.3 miles
Secondary
-
Droylsden Academy1.6 miles
Secondary · Manchester
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Fairfield High School for Girls1.8 miles
Secondary · Manchester
Other schools in Manchester
The East Manchester Academy ranks 50th 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 year groups does The East Manchester Academy teach?
- The East Manchester Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of The East Manchester Academy?
- The headteacher of The East Manchester Academy is Miss Jacqueline Bowen, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The East Manchester Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The East Manchester Academy, 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 The East Manchester Academy?
- The East Manchester Academy has 1,035 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is The East Manchester Academy full?
- The East Manchester Academy has capacity for 1,100 pupils and 1,035 on roll (94%), 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 East Manchester Academy a faith school?
- No. The East Manchester Academy has no designated religious character.
- Who runs The East Manchester Academy?
- The East Manchester Academy 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 The East Manchester Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 42.7 in 2022/23 and 41.9 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 East Manchester Academy rank locally?
- The East Manchester Academy ranked 24th of 30 secondary schools in Manchester for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 45% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% 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 East Manchester Academy's absence rate?
- The East Manchester Academy's overall absence rate is 7.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The East Manchester Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The East Manchester Academy'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 10 July 2026.