Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester
Secondary · Free schools · Boys · Manchester
38 Rayburn Way, Manchester, M8 8DT
76
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 23/11/2021
Application demand
54%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
94.2%
17.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
664
Capacity used
Has space83%
800 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
54%
1st preference success rate
127 of 234 families who put it first got an offer
132
Places offered
380
Total applications
2.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 234 | 127 | ● 54% |
| 2nd preference | 76 | 3 | ● 4% |
| 3rd preference | 31 | 2 | ● 6% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 39 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 380 | 132 | 35% |
1st preference success by year
Manchester lets families list 6 preferences. 50 applications came from outside the council area (16 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
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- Muslim
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Headteacher
- Sarfraz Shah
- Address
- 38 Rayburn Way, Manchester, M8 8DT
- Phone
- 01613297301
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Ward / constituency
- Cheetham · Manchester Central
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 144744
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 48% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 74% | — | — |
| SEN support | 15% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: STAR ACADEMIES
664 pupils · 800 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
20 January 2026
S5 Inspection · report card
Inclusion Exceptional Achievement Strong standard Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Strong standard Attendance and behaviour Strong standard Leadership and governance Exceptional Early years Not applicable Personal development and wellbeing Exceptional Post-16 provision Not applicable - 21
23 November 2021
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 675 pupils
Attendance
94.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
17.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
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 | 53.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 1.20 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 63% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 79% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.05 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 53.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 67.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 81.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 87% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.09 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 131 | — |
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 | 131 | 34% | 71% | 84% | |
| English Language | 131 | 27% | 62% | 73% | |
| English Literature | 131 | 36% | 73% | 82% | |
| Religious Studies | 130 | 36% | 64% | 78% | |
| Combined Science | 110 | 18% | 51% | 67% | |
| Geography | 61 | 36% | 64% | 72% | |
| French | 57 | 14% | 39% | 46% | |
| History | 55 | 15% | 45% | 65% | |
| Urdu | 36 | 36% | 86% | 92% | |
| Computer Science | 30 | 50% | 83% | 87% | |
| Arabic | 25 | 56% | 64% | 68% | |
| Social Studies | 25 | 20% | 36% | 44% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
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.