Schools in Manchester

Schools in Manchester

186 schools in Manchester: 116 primary, 28 secondary and 42 other, including 18 independent. 91% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 169 that publish a capacity are 92% full overall, and 29 have more pupils than places.

Inspection ratings

The largest schools here

• Abraham Moss Community School

  All-through · ages 3–16 · 1,793 pupils · 98% full
  Not rated

  2.9 miles
• Parrs Wood High School

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · 1,786 pupils · 96% full
  Good

  4.4 miles · December 2013
• Wright Robinson College

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · 1,781 pupils · 99% full
  Excellent

  2.8 miles · March 2026
• Whalley Range 11-18 High School

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · Girls · 1,712 pupils · 104% full
  Good

  2.3 miles · April 2022
• The Manchester Grammar School

  Other · ages 7–18 · Independent · Boys · 1,642 pupils · 94% full
  Not rated

  1.6 miles
• Co-op Academy Manchester

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · 1,554 pupils · 94% full
  Good

  4.0 miles · March 2023
• William Hulme's Grammar School

  All-through · ages 3–18 · Faith school · 1,542 pupils · 119% full
  Good

  2.1 miles · May 2019
• Chorlton High School

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · 1,532 pupils · 100% full
  Excellent

  3.0 miles · November 2025
• Trinity CofE High School

  Secondary · ages 11–19 · Faith school · 1,503 pupils · 100% full
  Good

  0.9 miles · November 2023
• Dean Trust Ardwick

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · 1,329 pupils · 111% full
  Good

  0.8 miles · July 2023
• St Matthew's RC High School

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · Faith school · 1,327 pupils · 98% full
  Not rated

  3.7 miles
• Co-op Academy North Manchester

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · 1,259 pupils · 84% full
  Good

  4.0 miles · April 2024
• Manchester Communication Academy

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · 1,240 pupils · 103% full
  Good

  2.1 miles · May 2024
• Didsbury High School

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · 1,220 pupils · 90% full
  Excellent

  3.2 miles · January 2024
• CHS South

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · 1,177 pupils · 98% full
  Good

  2.9 miles · January 2023
• Beaver Road Primary School

  Primary · ages 3–11 · 1,084 pupils · 103% full
  Excellent

  3.7 miles · September 2011
• Levenshulme High School

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · Girls · 1,057 pupils · 96% full
  Excellent

  2.6 miles · June 2022
• Manchester Enterprise Academy Central

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · 1,049 pupils · 100% full
  Good

  1.9 miles · February 2022
• Our Lady's RC High School

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · Faith school · 1,046 pupils · 100% full
  Excellent

  4.5 miles · November 2025
• The East Manchester Academy

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · 1,035 pupils · 94% full
  Needs improvement

  1.1 miles · October 2017
• Manchester Academy

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · Faith school · 1,025 pupils · 88% full
  Good

  1.1 miles · September 2022
• Burnage Academy for Boys

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · Boys · 1,021 pupils · 94% full
  Excellent

  3.1 miles · January 2024
• St Peter's RC High School

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · Faith school · 1,013 pupils · 101% full
  Good

  1.4 miles · March 2022
• Co-op Academy Belle Vue

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · 946 pupils · 79% full
  Excellent

  1.4 miles · March 2024
• The Barlow RC High School

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · Faith school · 930 pupils · 99% full
  Good

  3.9 miles · June 2024
• Connell Co-Op College

  Sixth form / 16+ · ages 16–19 · 918 pupils · 87% full
  Not rated

  1.2 miles
• Manchester High School for Girls

  Other · ages 3–18 · Independent · Girls · 913 pupils · 82% full
  Not rated

  1.7 miles
• Loreto High School Chorlton

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · Faith school · 742 pupils · 99% full
  Needs improvement

  3.1 miles · May 2024
• Withington Girls' School

  Other · ages 7–19 · Independent · Girls · 733 pupils · 93% full
  Not rated

  2.3 miles
• Cedar Mount Academy

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · 724 pupils · 80% full
  Good

  2.4 miles · January 2026

And 156 more.

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.