OFSTED
10 January 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
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
1,177
1,177 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
509
43.2% of pupils
Male pupils
668
56.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
22.8 pts
above England
School
47.6%
Manchester
46.4%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
7.1 pts
above England
School
27.4%
Manchester
42.0%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.8 pts
above England
School
2.8%
Manchester
1.9%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
24.0%
283
Any other ethnic group
12.7%
149
African
11.1%
131
Pakistani
10.7%
126
White and Black Caribbean
7.2%
85
Any other Mixed background
6.8%
80
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
19.1%
225 of
1,177 pupils
1.7 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
0.9 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
48.3
9.1 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.14 · 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
6.57%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.35 pts
higher than
England
School
6.57%
Manchester
6.82%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
16.96%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.14 pts
higher than
England
School
16.96%
Manchester
18.60%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.43%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.63 pts
higher than
England
School
2.43%
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
98.1%
5.8 pts
above England
CHS South
98.1%
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.