OFSTED
27 January 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Needs attention
Curriculum & teaching
Urgent improvement
Achievement
Urgent improvement
Attendance & behaviour
Urgent improvement
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Urgent improvement
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
22 September 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Published
10 November 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Manchester
Trust
PROSPERE LEARNING TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,145
1,145 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
552
48.2% of pupils
Male pupils
593
51.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
33.7 pts
above England
School
58.5%
Manchester
46.4%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
3.0 pts
below England
School
17.3%
Manchester
42.0%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
4.2 pts
above England
School
5.2%
Manchester
1.9%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
63.2%
724
African
8.6%
99
Any other White background
4.5%
51
Indian
3.5%
40
Pakistani
3.1%
35
White and Black Caribbean
2.9%
33
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
29.5%
338 of
1,145 pupils
8.7 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
7.9 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.8 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
37.5
1.7 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.69 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
15.55%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
9.34 pts
higher than
England
School
15.55%
Manchester
6.82%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
40.10%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
24.28 pts
higher than
England
School
40.10%
Manchester
18.60%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
11.09%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
9.29 pts
higher than
England
School
11.09%
Manchester
2.21%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
90.2%
2.2 pts
below England
Manchester Enterprise Academy
90.2%
Manchester
93.3%
North West
91.8%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.