Schools in M21
Primary and secondary schools serving M21, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.
- Council
- Manchester
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 38,591 (2024)
M21Postcode district · Manchester
Schools in M21
14 schools in M21: 8 primary, 4 secondary and 2 other. 79% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 13 that publish a capacity are 97% full overall, and 5 have more pupils than places.
Inspection ratings
- Excellent14.3%
- Good64.3%
- Needs improvement21.4%
The largest schools here
- Whalley Range 11-18 High SchoolSecondary · ages 11–18 · Girls · 1,712 pupils · 104% fullGood1.1 miles · April 2022
- Chorlton High SchoolSecondary · ages 11–16 · 1,532 pupils · 100% fullExcellent0.4 miles · November 2025
- CHS SouthSecondary · ages 11–16 · 1,177 pupils · 98% fullGood0.6 miles · January 2023
- Loreto High School ChorltonSecondary · ages 11–16 · Faith school · 742 pupils · 99% fullNeeds improvement0.5 miles · May 2024
- Chorlton Park PrimaryPrimary · ages 3–11 · 683 pupils · 108% fullGood0.3 miles · June 2024
- Oswald Road Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · 656 pupils · 91% fullGood0.5 miles · September 2023
- St Margaret's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 601 pupils · 83% fullGood1 mile · June 2023
- Brookburn Community SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 427 pupils · 90% fullGood0.4 miles · February 2024
- Barlow Hall Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · 231 pupils · 73% fullGood0.8 miles · November 2012
- Chorlton CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 227 pupils · 108% fullExcellent0.5 miles · March 2014
- Manchester Secondary PRUOther · ages 11–16 · 205 pupils · 121% fullNeeds improvement0.9 miles · June 2024
- St Ambrose RC Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 162 pupils · 68% fullGood1.2 miles · April 2023
- Longford Park SchoolOther · ages 4–11 · 90 pupils · 103% fullNeeds improvement1.1 miles · April 2024
- St John's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith schoolGood0.7 miles · October 2019
Ofsted replaced single overall grades with report cards in November 2025. The rating shown here reflects each school’s latest inspection: its new report card where it has one, or its most recent graded inspection otherwise. Check the inspection date beside each school.
Occupancy compares pupils on roll with published school capacity. Sources: Department for Education (Get Information About Schools), Ofsted, and the Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.