The East Manchester Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Manchester
60 Grey Mare Lane, Manchester, M11 3DS
57
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 18/03/2025
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.2%
20.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,035
Capacity used
Nearly full94%
1,100 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
118 of 118 families who put it first got an offer
208
Places offered
330
Total applications
1.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 118 | 118 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 76 | 23 | ● 30% |
| 3rd preference | 58 | 9 | ● 16% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 78 | 4 | ● 5% |
| Total | 330 | 154 | 47% |
1st preference success by year
Manchester lets families list 6 preferences. 11 applications came from outside the council area (7 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Jacqueline Bowen
- Address
- 60 Grey Mare Lane, Beswick, Manchester, M11 3DS
- Phone
- 01612308039
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Ward / constituency
- Ancoats & Beswick · Manchester Central
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 144494
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 63% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 47% | — | — |
| SEN support | 19% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: GREATER MANCHESTER EDUCATION TRUST
1,035 pupils · 1,100 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
18 March 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,090 pupils
Attendance
92.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
20.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.7%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 40.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.13 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 27% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 52% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.46 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 41.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 25% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 45.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 27.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.43 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 212 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 212 | 8% | 27% | 48% | |
| English Language | 212 | 6% | 33% | 49% | |
| English Literature | 211 | 19% | 44% | 63% | |
| Combined Science | 193 | 8% | 22% | 40% | |
| Geography | 99 | 7% | 25% | 36% | |
| History | 79 | 20% | 44% | 54% | |
| Spanish | 78 | 21% | 49% | 67% | |
| Art and Design | 54 | 17% | 67% | 85% | |
| Social Studies | 37 | 5% | 43% | 65% | |
| Computer Science | 29 | 28% | 55% | 76% | |
| Religious Studies | 23 | 35% | 70% | 78% | |
| Biology | 18 | 44% | 94% | 94% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Manchester council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.