CHS South
Secondary · Free schools · Mixed · Manchester
451 Mauldeth Road West, Manchester, M21 7SX
64
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 10/01/2023
Application demand
88%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
93.4%
17.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,177
Capacity used
Nearly full98%
1,200 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
88%
1st preference success rate
126 of 143 families who put it first got an offer
217
Places offered
785
Total applications
3.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 143 | 126 | ● 88% |
| 2nd preference | 255 | 54 | ● 21% |
| 3rd preference | 202 | 25 | ● 12% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 185 | 12 | ● 6% |
| Total | 785 | 217 | 28% |
1st preference success by year
Manchester lets families list 6 preferences. 136 applications came from outside the council area (44 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
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Headteacher
- Andy Park
- Address
- 451 Mauldeth Road West, Chorlton, Manchester, M21 7SX
- Phone
- 01612419930
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Ward / constituency
- Chorlton Park · Manchester Withington
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 145873
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 48% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 31% | — | — |
| SEN support | 12% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: PROSPERE LEARNING TRUST
1,177 pupils · 1,200 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
10 January 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,191 pupils
Attendance
93.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
17.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.3%
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 | 44.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.14 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 47% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 68% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.00 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 48.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 44% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 71.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 53.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.27 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 175 | — |
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 | 173 | 21% | 53% | 76% | |
| English Language | 173 | 20% | 54% | 73% | |
| English Literature | 173 | 21% | 58% | 79% | |
| Combined Science | 152 | 11% | 41% | 60% | |
| Spanish | 94 | 20% | 57% | 65% | |
| History | 92 | 21% | 42% | 54% | |
| Art and Design | 87 | 22% | 56% | 83% | |
| Geography | 63 | 11% | 33% | 46% | |
| Statistics | 54 | 0% | 30% | 57% | |
| Religious Studies | 51 | 35% | 71% | 80% | |
| Drama | 41 | 24% | 68% | 93% | |
| Computer Science | 22 | 45% | 64% | 73% |
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) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
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.