Abraham Moss Community School
Crescent Road, Crumpsall, Manchester, M8 5UF
- Phase
- All-through
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE DEAN TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Josette Arnold
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Dean Trust
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Blackley and Middleton South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,830
- Pupils on roll
- 1,793
- URN
- 150009
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01615325400
About this school
Abraham Moss Community School is an all-through academy in Manchester. It teaches children aged 3 to 16 and has 1,793 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Abraham Moss Community School under its current framework. 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
Abraham Moss Community School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2023, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 57 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 61% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 66% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 104.0 |
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 265 | 259 |
| Attainment 8 score | 39.9 | 39.7 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.07 -0.26 to +0.11 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 31.3% | 32% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 49.1% | 54.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 60.8% | 64.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.7 | 3.6 |
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 Abraham Moss Community 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 | — | 52.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Manchester average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 42.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 39.9 | 44.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 39.7 | 43.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 1,807 |
| 2024/25 | 1,823 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Abraham Moss Community School compares
Abraham Moss Community School ranked 25th of 30 secondary schools in Manchester for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 37% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39.7 | 8% | 53.5% | 1,793 | — |
| William Hulme's Grammar School | 51.9 | 6.4% | 40.9% | 1,542 | 4.6 miles |
| Bolton St Catherine's Academy | 34.3 | 9.1% | 53.7% | 1,003 | 8.4 miles |
| St Anne's RC Primary School Crumpsall Manchester | — | 5.6% | 45.2% | 413 | 0.2 miles |
| Cravenwood Primary Academy | — | 6.1% | 39.7% | 385 | 0.3 miles |
| Crumpsall Lane Primary School | — | 5.4% | 46% | 418 | 0.4 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)
- 53.49%
- English as an additional language
- 83.3%
- Overall absence
- 8%
- Persistent absence
- 23.48%
Location
Nearby schools
-
William Hulme's Grammar School4.6 miles
All-through · Manchester
-
Bolton St Catherine's Academy8.4 miles
All-through · Bolton
-
St Anne's RC Primary School Crumpsall Manchester0.2 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Cravenwood Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Crumpsall Lane Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Manchester
Other schools in Manchester
Abraham Moss Community School ranks 156th of the 252 ranked primary schools in Manchester, and Abraham Moss Community School ranks 54th of the 59 ranked secondary schools in Manchester.
- William Hulme's Grammar School All-through
- Collyhurst Nursery School Nursery
- Martenscroft Nursery School & Children's Centre Nursery
- Sunny Brow Nursery School Nursery
- Abbey Hey Primary Academy Primary
- Abbott Community Primary School Primary
- Acacias Community Primary School Primary
- Acre Hall Primary School Primary
- Aldwyn Primary School Primary
- Alkrington Primary School Primary
- All Saints C of E Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Abraham Moss Community School teach?
- Abraham Moss Community School teaches children aged 3 to 16. It is an all-through school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Abraham Moss Community School?
- The headteacher of Abraham Moss Community School is Mrs Josette Arnold, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Abraham Moss Community School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Abraham Moss Community School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Abraham Moss Community School?
- Abraham Moss Community School has 1,793 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 16.
- Is Abraham Moss Community School full?
- Abraham Moss Community School has capacity for 1,830 pupils and 1,793 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 Abraham Moss Community School a faith school?
- No. Abraham Moss Community School has no designated religious character.
- Is Abraham Moss Community School a selective school?
- No. Abraham Moss Community School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Abraham Moss Community School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Abraham Moss Community School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Abraham Moss Community School?
- Abraham Moss Community School is part of THE DEAN TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Abraham Moss Community School have?
- The schools register lists Abraham Moss Community School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Abraham Moss Community School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 54% in 2023/24 and 58% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Abraham Moss Community School rank locally?
- Abraham Moss Community School ranked 25th of 30 secondary schools in Manchester for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 37% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Abraham Moss Community School's absence rate?
- Abraham Moss Community School's overall absence rate is 8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Abraham Moss Community School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Abraham Moss Community 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 10 July 2026.