The East Manchester Academy
Manchester, M11 3DS · Manchester · secondary school
25th of 30 secondary schools in Manchester we can score, 32 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still — 5.7/10 against 121 of them, against 2.4/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 25.0 · 9 | 46% | 0.42 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | -0.13 · 40 | 38% | 1.54 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 41.9 · 29 | 15% | 0.45 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. In 2024/25, 25.0% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 41.9, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was -0.13 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did worse than those nationally who started from the same place. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (5.7 out of 10 against similar schools, 2.4 out of 10 against all schools).
Beyond the classroom. Pupils can join the Diana Awards, Feed My City, and New Leaf Foundation clubs. Music provision includes violin, woodwind, guitar, and band enrichment. Trips include New Islington Fieldwork and a Salford Quays visit.
Getting in. The school has 1031 pupils in a capacity of 1100, leaving 69 spare places. The school has a little room, but is fairly full.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils who start below the national median in attainment? What specific support is available for students aiming to improve their Progress 8 scores? How do the named clubs integrate with the wider curriculum?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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