Schools in Manchester

• 210open schools
• 139primary
• 37secondary
• 21independent
• 96,844pupils

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Latest Ofsted inspections in Manchester

How the latest inspection of each open school here was reported. Ofsted has changed how it reports several times, so these can’t be added up into one score. Why.

Overall grade given (before Sept 2024)56

Ungraded inspection81

Sub-grades, no overall grade (Sept 2024 to Nov 2025)22

Report card (from Nov 2025)26

Of the schools whose latest inspection gave an overall grade:

Outstanding10

Good35

Requires improvement4

Inadequate0

210 schools, A to Z — page 1 of 4.

• Abbey College Manchester

  Secondary · Other independent school · ages 14 to 23 · 155 pupils

  5-7 Cheapside, Off King Street, Manchester, M2 4WG

  Independent: inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate

  Independent

• Abbey Hey Primary Academy

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 3 to 11 · 667 pupils

  Abbey Hey Lane, Gorton, Manchester, M18 8PF

  Ofsted 6 Nov 2024 (ungraded): Improved significantly

• Abbott Community Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 228 pupils

  Livesey Street, Collyhurst, Manchester, M40 7PR

  Ofsted 25 Apr 2024 (ungraded): School remains Outstanding

• Abraham Moss Community School

  All-through · Academy converter · ages 3 to 16 · 1,793 pupils

  Crescent Road, Crumpsall, Manchester, M8 5UF

  Ofsted report card, 7 Jul 2026

• Acacias Community Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 450 pupils

  Alexandra Drive, Burnage, Manchester, M19 2WW

  Ofsted 12 Jul 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

• All Saints C of E Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 3 to 11 · 221 pupils

  Culcheth Lane, Newton Heath, Manchester, M40 1LS

  Ofsted 19 Apr 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Church of England

• All Saints Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 230 pupils

  Belle Vue Street, Gorton, Manchester, M12 5PW

  Ofsted 8 Nov 2022: Good

• Alma Park Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 481 pupils

  Errwood Road, Levenshulme, Manchester, M19 2PF

  Ofsted 29 Mar 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Armitage CofE Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary controlled school · ages 2 to 11 · 490 pupils

  Rostron Avenue, Ardwick, Manchester, M12 5NP

  Ofsted 9 Oct 2024 (ungraded): Standards maintained

  Church of England

• Ashbury Meadow Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 465 pupils

  Rylance Street, Beswick, Manchester, M11 3NA

  Ofsted 4 Feb 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School

  Special school · Community special school · ages 3 to 11 · 157 pupils

  Crossacres Road, Wythenshawe, Manchester, M22 5DR

  Ofsted 6 Nov 2024 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• Baguley Hall Primary School

  Primary · Foundation school · ages 3 to 11 · 472 pupils

  Ackworth Drive, Baguley, Wythenshawe, Manchester, M23 1LB

  Ofsted 25 Mar 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• Barlow Hall Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 2 to 11 · 231 pupils

  Darley Avenue, Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, Manchester, M21 7JG

  Ofsted 29 Jan 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• Beaver Road Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 1,084 pupils

  Beaver Road, Didsbury, Manchester, M20 6SX

  Ofsted 26 Nov 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

• Benchill Primary School

  Primary · Foundation school · ages 3 to 11 · 479 pupils

  Benchill Road, Wythenshawe, Manchester, M22 8EJ

  Ofsted 26 Nov 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

• Birchfields Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 592 pupils

  Lytham Road, Fallowfield, Manchester, M14 6PL

  Ofsted 1 Oct 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

• Bowersgate School

  Special school · Other independent special school · ages 6 to 16

  Floats Road, Wythenshawe, Manchester, M23 9PL

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Independent

• Bowker Vale Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 439 pupils

  Middleton Road, Higher Crumpsall, Manchester, M8 4NB

  Ofsted 10 Feb 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Bridgelea Pupil Referral Unit

  Alternative provision · Pupil referral unit · ages 5 to 11 · 115 pupils

  Bridgelea Road, Withington, Manchester, M20 3FB

  Ofsted 6 Dec 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Briscoe Lane Academy

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 592 pupils

  Briscoe Lane, Newton Heath, Manchester, M40 2TB

  Ofsted 14 Feb 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Broad Oak Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 266 pupils

  Broad Oak Lane, East Didsbury, Manchester, M20 5QB

  Ofsted 21 May 2024: Good

• Brookburn Community School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 427 pupils

  Brookburn Road, Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, Manchester, M21 8EH

  Ofsted 28 Feb 2024: Good

• Burnage Academy for Boys

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 16 · Boys · 1,021 pupils

  Burnage Lane, Burnage, Manchester, M19 1ER

  Ofsted 31 Jan 2024 (ungraded): School remains Outstanding

• Button Lane Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 385 pupils

  Button Lane, Northern Moor, Manchester, M23 0ND

  Ofsted 12 Jul 2023: Good

• Camberwell Park Specialist Support School

  Special school · Academy special sponsor led · ages 3 to 11 · 187 pupils

  Brookside Road, Moston, Manchester, M40 9GJ

  Ofsted 13 Feb 2024: Inadequate (predecessor school)

• Cavendish Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 576 pupils

  Cavendish Road, West Didsbury, Manchester, M20 1JG

  Ofsted 5 Mar 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained (predecessor school)

• Cedar Mount Academy

  Secondary · Academy sponsor led · ages 11 to 16 · 724 pupils

  Gorton Education Village, 50 Wembley Road, Gorton, M18 7DT

  Ofsted report card, 27 Jan 2026

• Chapel Street Community Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 674 pupils

  Chapel Street, Levenshulme, Manchester, M19 3GH

  Ofsted 11 Dec 2024 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• Charlestown Community Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 430 pupils

  Pilkington Road, Blackley, Manchester, M9 7BX

  Ofsted 18 Jan 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Cheetham CofE Community Academy

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 597 pupils

  Halliwell Lane, Cheetham Hill, Manchester, M8 9FR

  Ofsted 14 Sep 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Church of England

• Cheetwood Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 197 pupils

  Waterloo Road, Cheetham, Manchester, M8 8EJ

  Ofsted 16 Jul 2024: Good

• Chetham's School of Music

  Other · Other independent school · ages 8 to 19 · 331 pupils

  Long Millgate, Manchester, M3 1SB

  Independent: inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate

  Independent

• Chorlton CofE Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary controlled school · ages 3 to 11 · 227 pupils

  Vicars Road, Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, Manchester, M21 9JA

  Ofsted 26 Nov 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

  Church of England

• Chorlton High School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 16 · 1,532 pupils

  Nell Lane, Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, Manchester, M21 7SL

  Ofsted report card, 18 Nov 2025

• Chorlton Park Primary

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 683 pupils

  Barlow Moor Road, Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, Manchester, M21 7HH

  Ofsted 4 Jun 2024: Good

• Christ The King RC Primary School Manchester

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 3 to 11 · 387 pupils

  Culcheth Lane, Newton Heath, Manchester, M40 1LU

  Ofsted 9 Feb 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Roman Catholic

• CHS South

  Secondary · Free schools · ages 11 to 16 · 1,177 pupils

  451 Mauldeth Road West, Chorlton, Manchester, M21 7SX

  Ofsted 10 Jan 2023: Good

• Claremont Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 568 pupils

  Claremont Road, Moss Side, Claremont Primary School, Manchester, M14 7NA

  Ofsted 4 Oct 2023: Good

• Co-op Academy Belle Vue

  Secondary · Free schools · ages 11 to 16 · 946 pupils

  450 Hyde Road, Manchester, M12 4BA

  Ofsted 19 Mar 2024: Outstanding

• Co-op Academy Broadhurst

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 234 pupils

  Williams Road, Moston, Manchester, M40 0BX

  Ofsted 22 Mar 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Co-op Academy Manchester

  Secondary · Academy sponsor led · ages 11 to 16 · 1,554 pupils

  Plant Hill Road, Higher Blackley, Manchester, M9 0WQ

  Ofsted 14 Mar 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Co-op Academy Medlock

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 2 to 11 · 357 pupils

  Wadeson Road, Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester, M13 9UJ

  Ofsted 30 Nov 2021: Requires improvement (predecessor school)

• Co-op Academy New Islington

  Primary · Free schools · ages 4 to 11 · 376 pupils

  10 Hugh Oldham Way, New Islington Marina, Ancoats, Manchester, M4 6EY

  Ofsted 14 Jan 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• Co-op Academy North Manchester

  Secondary · Academy sponsor led · ages 11 to 18 · 1,259 pupils

  300 Victoria Avenue East, Blackley, Manchester, M9 7SS

  Ofsted 17 Apr 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good

• CofE School of the Resurrection

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 3 to 11 · 188 pupils

  Pilgrim Drive, Beswick, Manchester, M11 3TJ

  Ofsted 10 Jan 2023: Good

  Church of England

• Collyhurst Nursery School

  Nursery · Local authority nursery school · ages 0 to 5 · 102 pupils

  Teignmouth Avenue, Collyhurst, Manchester, M40 7QD

  Ofsted 21 Jan 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• Connell Co-Op College

  Sixth form and 16 to 19 · Free schools 16 to 19 · ages 16 to 19 · 918 pupils

  301 Alan Turing Way, Manchester, M11 3BS

  No inspection in this data yet

• Crab Lane Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 412 pupils

  Crab Lane, Higher Blackley, Manchester, M9 8NB

  Ofsted 29 Oct 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

• Cravenwood Primary Academy

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 3 to 11 · 385 pupils

  Cravenwood Road, Crumpsall, Manchester, M8 5AE

  Ofsted 14 Mar 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Cringle Brook Primary School

  Primary · Free schools · ages 4 to 11 · 208 pupils

  388 Slade Lane, Levenshulme, M19 2HT

  Ofsted 25 Jan 2024 (ungraded): School remains Outstanding

• Crossacres Primary Academy

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 704 pupils

  Crossacres Road, Wythenshawe, Manchester, M22 5AD

  Ofsted 24 Jan 2023: Outstanding

• Crosslee Community Primary School

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 3 to 11 · 373 pupils

  Crosslee Road, Blackley, Manchester, M9 6TG

  Ofsted report card, 19 May 2026

• Crowcroft Park Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 250 pupils

  Stovell Avenue, Manchester, M12 5SY

  Ofsted report card, 18 Nov 2025

• Crown Street Primary School

  Primary · Free schools · ages 3 to 11 · 80 pupils

  19 Silvercroft Street, Manchester, M15 4ZB

  No inspection in this data yet

• Crumpsall Lane Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 418 pupils

  Crumpsall Lane, Crumpsall, Manchester, M8 5SR

  Ofsted 27 Sep 2023: Good

• Dean Trust Ardwick

  Secondary · Academy sponsor led · ages 11 to 16 · 1,329 pupils

  345 Stockport Road, Ardwick, Manchester, M13 0LF

  Ofsted 12 Jul 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Didsbury CofE Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 222 pupils

  Elm Grove, Didsbury, Manchester, M20 6RL

  Ofsted 22 Nov 2022: Good

  Church of England

• Didsbury High School

  Secondary · Free schools · ages 11 to 18 · 1,220 pupils

  4 The Avenue, Didsbury, Manchester, M20 2ET

  Ofsted 30 Jan 2024: Outstanding

• Dixons Brooklands Academy

  Secondary · Academy sponsor led · ages 11 to 19 · 913 pupils

  Moor Road, Wythenshawe, Manchester, M23 9BP

  Ofsted 26 Nov 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

• Dixons Newall Green Academy

  Secondary · Free schools · ages 11 to 16 · 364 pupils

  Greenbrow Road, Manchester, M23 2SX

  Ofsted report card, 30 Jun 2026

Towns in Manchester

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Source: Get Information about Schools and Ofsted (Open Government Licence v3.0). Towns are as written in each school’s official address.