Schools in Manchester
Find schools in Manchester with Ofsted ratings on our free interactive map. See distances from any address, filter by primary or secondary, and view exam results.
Choosing a School in Manchester
Manchester has no grammar schools, so its state secondary schools do not select by ability. All of Greater Manchester's grammar schools are in Trafford, which has seven: Stretford Grammar School (3.6 miles), Urmston Grammar Academy (5.4 miles), Sale Grammar School (5.5 miles), Loreto Grammar School (8.2 miles), Saint Ambrose College (8.5 miles), Altrincham Grammar School for Girls (8.6 miles) and Altrincham Grammar School for Boys (8.7 miles). Five of them (Altrincham Grammar School for Boys, Altrincham Grammar School for Girls, Sale, Stretford and Urmston) share one 11+ test through the Trafford Grammar Schools Consortium. The map's opening view covers central Manchester and part of Salford; parents apply through their home council, Manchester City Council or Salford City Council.
In Manchester, the average primary school had 60% of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at KS2 (England: 63%), and the average secondary had 44% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in English and maths at GCSE (England: 46%).
Primary Schools in Manchester
The map opens on a two-mile circle around the centre. Primary schools inside it include the following; ages, distances and single-sex status come from the same data as the map.
- The Friars Primary School
- The Cathedral School of St Peter and St John RC Primary
- Cheetwood Primary School
- Co-op Academy New Islington
- St Philip's CofE Primary School
Secondary Schools in Manchester
Secondary schools inside the map's opening view include:
- Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester
- Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester
- Trinity CofE High School
- The Albion Academy
How Are Averages Calculated?
When you open a school, its results show a comparison such as "+12% vs avg". The average is the mean of the figures for every English state school in our data that reports that measure, each school counted once. For primary schools (14,923 with KS2 results), the average share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths is 63%, with average scaled scores of 105.6 in reading and 104.6 in maths. For secondary schools (3,274 with GCSE results), the average share of pupils getting grade 5 or above in English and maths is 46%, grade 4 or above 65%, and the average Attainment 8 score is 46.6. Because each school counts once whatever its size, these are school averages, not the share of all pupils in England.
Frequently Asked Questions
How can I find schools near my address in Manchester?
Enter your postcode in the search box above. The map will show state primary and secondary schools (not special or independent schools) within your chosen radius, with their latest Ofsted inspection and distance from your location.
What Ofsted ratings do Manchester schools have?
Click any school on the map to see its latest Ofsted inspection in our data and its exam results, with a link to its Ofsted reports. Older inspections show an overall grade from Outstanding to Inadequate; inspections from September 2024 show grades for each area instead. Our Ofsted data covers inspections up to September 2025, so a school inspected since then still shows its earlier result, and the report cards Ofsted has published since November 2025 are not included yet. The link to its Ofsted reports always has the latest.
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