CHS South
451 Mauldeth Road West, Chorlton, Manchester, M21 7SX
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- PROSPERE LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Andy Park
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Prospere Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Manchester Withington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,200
- Pupils on roll
- 1,177
- URN
- 145873
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01612419930
About this school
CHS South is a secondary academy in Manchester. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,177 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 172 | 148 | 175 |
| Attainment 8 score | 45.8 | 44.8 | 48.3 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.11 -0.33 to +0.11 | -0.14 -0.38 to +0.11 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 47% | 47.3% | 44% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 68% | 67.6% | 71.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 77% | 60.8% | 53.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.3 |
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 CHS South 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 | 45.8 | 42.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 44.8 | 44.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 48.3 | 43.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 964 |
| 2023/24 | 1,024 |
| 2024/25 | 1,128 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How CHS South compares
CHS South ranked 13th of 30 secondary schools in Manchester for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 70% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48.3 | 6.6% | 52.9% | 1,177 | — |
| Chorlton High School | 54 | 7.6% | 30.7% | 1,532 | 0.2 miles |
| Loreto High School Chorlton | 46.6 | 9.3% | 55.6% | 742 | 0.3 miles |
| Didsbury High School | 57.1 | 8.2% | 40.4% | 1,220 | 0.6 miles |
| Whalley Range 11-18 High School | 52.1 | 7.1% | 56.4% | 1,712 | 0.6 miles |
| Stretford Grammar School | 74.4 | 3.9% | 18% | 956 | 1.7 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)
- 52.93%
- English as an additional language
- 29%
- Overall absence
- 6.57%
- Persistent absence
- 16.96%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Chorlton High School0.2 miles
Secondary · Manchester
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Loreto High School Chorlton0.3 miles
Secondary · Manchester
-
Didsbury High School0.6 miles
Secondary · Manchester
-
Whalley Range 11-18 High School0.6 miles
Secondary · Manchester
-
Stretford Grammar School1.7 miles
Secondary · Manchester
Other schools in Manchester
CHS South ranks 21st 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
- 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 year groups does CHS South teach?
- CHS South teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of CHS South?
- The headteacher of CHS South is Mr Andy Park, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was CHS South last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected CHS South, 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 CHS South?
- CHS South has 1,177 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is CHS South full?
- CHS South has capacity for 1,200 pupils and 1,177 on roll (98%), 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 CHS South a faith school?
- No. CHS South has no designated religious character.
- Is CHS South a selective school?
- No. CHS South is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs CHS South?
- CHS South 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 CHS South's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 45.8 in 2022/23 and 48.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does CHS South rank locally?
- CHS South ranked 13th of 30 secondary schools in Manchester for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 70% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is CHS South's absence rate?
- CHS South's overall absence rate is 6.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are CHS South's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, CHS South'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.