Secondary schools in Manchester

Secondary schools61

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Audenshaw School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16 · Boys

  45.5

  Attainment 8
• Broadoak School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

  42.4

  Attainment 8
• Burnage Academy for Boys

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16 · Boys

  46.6

  Attainment 8
• Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 11 to 18

  40.9

  Attainment 8
• Chorlton High School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

  54.0

  Attainment 8
• CHS South

  Free schools · Ages 11 to 16

  48.3

  Attainment 8
• Co-op Academy Belle Vue

  Free schools · Ages 11 to 16

• Co-op Academy Failsworth

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  43.0

  Attainment 8
• Co-op Academy Manchester

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  44.9

  Attainment 8
• Co-op Academy North Manchester

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 18

  42.4

  Attainment 8
• Co-op Academy Swinton

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

  44.6

  Attainment 8
• Co-op Academy Walkden

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

  43.6

  Attainment 8
• Dean Trust Ardwick

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  46.6

  Attainment 8
• Denton Community Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

• Didsbury High School

  Free schools · Ages 11 to 18

  57.1

  Attainment 8
• Dixons Brooklands Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 19

  36.1

  Attainment 8
• Dixons Middleton Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

  40.3

  Attainment 8
• Dixons Newall Green Academy

  Free schools · Ages 11 to 16

• Droylsden Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  47.7

  Attainment 8
• Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester

  Free schools · Ages 11 to 18 · Boys

  53.1

  Attainment 8
• Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester

  Free schools · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

  58.2

  Attainment 8
• Ellesmere Park High School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

  45.8

  Attainment 8
• Fairfield High School for Girls

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16 · Girls

  52.7

  Attainment 8
• Flixton Girls School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16 · Girls

  48.3

  Attainment 8
• Fred Longworth High School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

  45.9

  Attainment 8
• Irlam and Cadishead Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  43.6

  Attainment 8
• Laurus Ryecroft

  Free schools · Ages 11 to 18

  51.6

  Attainment 8
• Levenshulme High School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16 · Girls

  52.5

  Attainment 8
• Loreto High School Chorlton

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 11 to 16

  46.6

  Attainment 8
• Lostock High School

  Community school · Ages 11 to 16

  43.7

  Attainment 8
• Manchester Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  45.4

  Attainment 8
• Manchester Communication Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  44.5

  Attainment 8
• Manchester Enterprise Academy Central

  Free schools · Ages 11 to 16

  46.1

  Attainment 8
• Moorside High School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

  41.8

  Attainment 8
• Oasis Academy MediaCityUK

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  38.7

  Attainment 8
• Our Lady's RC High School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 11 to 16

  49.1

  Attainment 8
• Parrenthorn High School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

• Parrs Wood High School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  48.1

  Attainment 8
• Philips High School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

  50.3

  Attainment 8
• Saint Paul's Catholic High School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

  33.3

  Attainment 8
• Salford City Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  46.1

  Attainment 8
• St Ambrose Barlow RC High School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 11 to 16

  44.2

  Attainment 8
• St Anne's Church of England Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  44.1

  Attainment 8
• St Antony's Roman Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  42.4

  Attainment 8
• St Mary's Catholic High School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 11 to 18

  44.2

  Attainment 8
• St Matthew's RC High School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  37.8

  Attainment 8
• St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  50.4

  Attainment 8
• St Patrick's RC High School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 11 to 16

  53.8

  Attainment 8
• St Thomas More RC College

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 11 to 16

  44.0

  Attainment 8
• Stretford Grammar School

  Foundation school · Ages 11 to 18

  74.4

  Attainment 8
• Stretford High School

  Foundation school · Ages 11 to 16

  44.4

  Attainment 8
• The Barlow RC High School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 11 to 16

  49.8

  Attainment 8
• The East Manchester Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  41.9

  Attainment 8
• The Heys School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  34.0

  Attainment 8
• The King David High School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  55.4

  Attainment 8
• The Lowry Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  44.7

  Attainment 8
• Trinity CofE High School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 19

  50.0

  Attainment 8
• Urmston Grammar Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  71.7

  Attainment 8
• Wellacre Technology Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16 · Boys

  46.0

  Attainment 8
• Whalley Range 11-18 High School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

  52.1

  Attainment 8
• Wright Robinson College

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

  49.1

  Attainment 8

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. Information on this page was last updated on 15 July 2026.