Secondary schools in Manchester
63 secondary schools in Manchester, sorted by latest Ofsted grade. Grades come from two inspection systems; each school page states which, and the guide explains the difference. A grade shown with a year, like "Good (2019)", is the last one Ofsted published for that school and sorts below current grades. We don't invent rankings. All-through schools, which take pupils from 4 to 18, are listed on both the primary and the secondary page for their town.
Manchester in figures
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 63 schools in Manchester first 12,140 times for 12,164 places: 1.00 first choices per place. 27 of the 63 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 11 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.61 miles (Droylsden Academy) to 4.38 miles (Philips High School).
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
- Burnage Academy for Boys
- Co-op Academy Belle Vue
- Didsbury High School
- Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester
- Laurus Ryecroft
- Audenshaw School
- CHS South
- Chorlton High School
- Co-op Academy Failsworth
- Co-op Academy Manchester
- Co-op Academy North Manchester
- Co-op Academy Swinton
- Co-op Academy Walkden
- Dean Trust Ardwick
- Dixons Middleton Academy
- Droylsden Academy
- Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester
- Ellesmere Park High School
- Fairfield High School for Girls
- Flixton Girls School
- Fred Longworth High School
- Irlam and Cadishead Academy
- Levenshulme High School
- Manchester Academy
- Manchester Communication Academy
- Manchester Enterprise Academy Central
- Our Lady's RC High School
- Parrenthorn High School
- St Ambrose Barlow Roman Catholic High School
- St Anne's Church of England Academy
- St Matthew's RC High School
- St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
- St Patrick's RC High School
- St Thomas More RC College
- Stretford Grammar School
- Stretford High School
- The Barlow RC High School
- The East Manchester Academy
- The Heys School
- The King David High School
- The Lowry Academy
- Trinity CofE High School
- Urmston Grammar Academy
- Whalley Range 11-18 High School
- Wright Robinson College
- St Mary's Catholic High School
- William Hulme's Grammar School
- Abraham Moss Community School
- Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School
- Dixons Newall Green Academy
- Loreto High School Chorlton
- Moorside High School
- Salford City Academy
- Broadoak School
- Dixons Brooklands Academy
- Lostock High School
- Oasis Academy MediaCityUK
- Philips High School
- Saint Paul's Catholic High School
- St Antony's Roman Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
- Wellacre Technology Academy
- Denton Community Academy
- Parrs Wood High School
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