OFSTED
9 February 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
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
1,049
1,049 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
426
40.6% of pupils
Male pupils
623
59.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
27.7 pts
above England
School
52.5%
Manchester
46.4%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
46.6 pts
above England
School
66.9%
Manchester
42.0%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.0 pts
in line with England
School
1.0%
Manchester
1.9%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Pakistani
40.3%
423
White British
13.3%
139
Bangladeshi
12.8%
134
Any other ethnic group
9.1%
95
Any other Asian background
4.0%
42
African
3.7%
39
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
30.0%
315 of
1,049 pupils
9.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
9.3 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.1 pts
below
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
46.1
6.9 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.27 · 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
7.03%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.81 pts
higher than
England
School
7.03%
Manchester
6.82%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
20.18%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.37 pts
higher than
England
School
20.18%
Manchester
18.60%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.83%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.03 pts
higher than
England
School
2.83%
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
99.9%
7.6 pts
above England
Manchester Enterprise Academy Central
99.9%
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.