Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester
40 Rayburn Way, Manchester, M8 8DT
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- Muslim
- Trust
- STAR ACADEMIES
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kulsum Vali
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Star Academies
- Constituency
- Manchester Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 800
- Pupils on roll
- 659
- URN
- 144745
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01613297300
About this school
Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester is a Muslim girls' secondary academy in Manchester. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 659 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 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
- Exceptional
- Curriculum and teaching
- Exceptional
- Achievement
- Exceptional
- Attendance and behaviour
- Exceptional
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Exceptional
- Leadership and governance
- Exceptional
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 119 | 124 | 129 |
| Attainment 8 score | 58.8 | 55.0 | 58.2 |
| Progress 8 score | +1.37 +1.06 to +1.68 | +1.02 +0.76 to +1.28 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 65% | 62.1% | 64.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 86% | 76.6% | 77.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 96% | 94.4% | 93% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.6 |
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 Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester 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 | 58.8 | 42.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 55 | 44.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 58.2 | 43.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 625 |
| 2023/24 | 637 |
| 2024/25 | 636 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester compares
Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester ranked 1st of 30 secondary schools in Manchester for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 91% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58.2 | 4.3% | 47.2% | 659 | — |
| Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester | 53.1 | 5.8% | 49.4% | 664 | 0.1 miles |
| Manchester Communication Academy | 44.5 | 8% | 64.1% | 1,240 | 0.6 miles |
| The King David High School | 55.4 | 8% | 19% | 708 | 1.4 miles |
| Beis Yaakov High School | 49.3 | 6.6% | 3.2% | 283 | 1.5 miles |
| The Albion Academy | 47.4 | 10.9% | 63.3% | 879 | 1.9 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
-
Graded inspection report12 May 2026
- 16 February 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 47.17%
- English as an additional language
- 51.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.3%
- Persistent absence
- 10.33%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester0.1 miles
Secondary · Manchester
-
Manchester Communication Academy0.6 miles
Secondary · Manchester
-
The King David High School1.4 miles
Secondary · Manchester
-
Beis Yaakov High School1.5 miles
Secondary · Salford
-
The Albion Academy1.9 miles
Secondary · Salford
Other schools in Manchester
Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester ranks 3rd 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 Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester teach?
- Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester?
- The headteacher of Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester is Mrs Kulsum Vali, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester, 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 Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester?
- Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester has 659 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester full?
- Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester has capacity for 800 pupils and 659 on roll (82%), 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 Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester a faith school?
- Yes. Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester is designated Muslim.
- Is Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester a selective school?
- No. Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester?
- Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester is part of STAR ACADEMIES. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 58.8 in 2022/23 and 58.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester rank locally?
- Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester ranked 1st of 30 secondary schools in Manchester for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 91% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester's absence rate?
- Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester'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 15 July 2026.