OFSTED
24 March 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Exceptional
Curriculum & teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance & behaviour
Exceptional
Personal development
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Strong standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
7 October 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding
Published
18 November 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Manchester
Trust
FLAGSHIP LEARNING TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,781
1,781 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
872
49.0% of pupils
Male pupils
909
51.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
23.1 pts
above England
School
47.9%
Manchester
46.4%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
1.9 pts
above England
School
22.2%
Manchester
42.0%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.2 pts
above England
School
1.2%
Manchester
1.9%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
37.9%
675
African
19.1%
340
Unclassified
6.7%
119
Any other White background
4.5%
80
Pakistani
4.4%
79
Any other ethnic group
4.2%
74
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
19.4%
346 of
1,781 pupils
1.4 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.7 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.1 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
49.1
9.9 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.34 · 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
4.65%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.56 pts
lower than
England
School
4.65%
Manchester
6.82%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
9.74%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.08 pts
lower than
England
School
9.74%
Manchester
18.60%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.69%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.12 pts
lower than
England
School
1.69%
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
98.9%
6.6 pts
above England
Wright Robinson College
98.9%
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.