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Schools in M21

The schools families in M21 choose between, how they're rated and how far away they are.

Council
Manchester
Region
North West
Population
38,591 (2024)
Schools

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.

Schools
14
in M21
Good or better
79%
Of 14 with an Ofsted grade
How full
97%
Nearly full: 8,445 pupils for 8,702 places
Over capacity
5
More pupils than places, of 13 that publish a capacity

Inspection ratings

M21
14%
64%
21%
  • Excellent14.3%
  • Good64.3%
  • Needs improvement21.4%
The list

The biggest schools here

  • Whalley Range 11-18 High School
    Secondary · ages 11–18 · Girls · 1,712 pupils · 104% full
    Good
    1.1 miles · April 2022
  • Chorlton High School
    Secondary · ages 11–16 · 1,532 pupils · 100% full
    Excellent
    0.4 miles · November 2025
  • CHS South
    Secondary · ages 11–16 · 1,177 pupils · 98% full
    Good
    0.6 miles · January 2023
  • Loreto High School Chorlton
    Secondary · ages 11–16 · Faith school · 742 pupils · 99% full
    Needs improvement
    0.5 miles · May 2024
  • Chorlton Park Primary
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 683 pupils · 108% full
    Good
    0.3 miles · June 2024
  • Oswald Road Primary School
    Primary · ages 2–11 · 656 pupils · 91% full
    Good
    0.5 miles · September 2023
  • St Margaret's CofE Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 601 pupils · 83% full
    Good
    1 mile · June 2023
  • Brookburn Community School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 427 pupils · 90% full
    Good
    0.4 miles · February 2024
  • Barlow Hall Primary School
    Primary · ages 2–11 · 231 pupils · 73% full
    Good
    0.8 miles · November 2012
  • Chorlton CofE Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 227 pupils · 108% full
    Excellent
    0.5 miles · March 2014
  • Manchester Secondary PRU
    Other · ages 11–16 · 205 pupils · 121% full
    Needs improvement
    0.9 miles · June 2024
  • St Ambrose RC Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 162 pupils · 68% full
    Good
    1.2 miles · April 2023
  • Longford Park School
    Other · ages 4–11 · 90 pupils · 103% full
    Needs improvement
    1.1 miles · April 2024
  • St John's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school
    Good
    0.7 miles · October 2019
How we rate schools

Ofsted stopped giving schools a single overall grade in November 2025, so the rating here is our reading of each school's latest inspection: its new report card where it has one, otherwise its most recent graded inspection. Older inspections are used where nothing newer exists — check the date beside each school.

How full is the pupils on each school's roll against the places it has. Sources: Get Information About Schools (DfE) for pupils and capacity, and Ofsted; Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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