1
Co-op Academy Belle Vue
Secondary • Free schools • Manchester
Outstanding
Best Secondary schools in Manchester
Top 20 by latest Ofsted graded judgements
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Top 3 secondary schools in Manchester
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These rankings cover secondary schools in the town of Manchester based on the most recent graded Ofsted inspections. We order by headline grade first, then by publication date; ties are broken using “Quality of education” (where available), then contextual signals.
Graded secondary schools
20
Outstanding
6
Good
14
Median inspection year
2024
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 30% · G: 70% · RI: 0% · I: 0%
Summary
Outstanding: 6
Good: 14
Requires improvement: 0
Inadequate: 0
Earliest inspection
Mar 2016
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Latest inspection
Sep 2024
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These rankings use each school’s latest graded Ofsted inspection. Ungraded visits do not replace the most recent graded judgement.
2
Didsbury High School
Secondary • Free schools • Manchester
Outstanding
3
Laurus Ryecroft
Secondary • Free schools • Manchester
Outstanding
4
Burnage Academy for Boys
Secondary • Academy converter • Manchester
Outstanding
5
Levenshulme High School
Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Manchester
Outstanding
6
Wright Robinson College
Secondary • Academy converter • Manchester
Outstanding
7
St Anne's Church of England Academy
Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Manchester
Good
8
The Heys School
Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Manchester
Good
9
Co-op Academy Failsworth
Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Manchester
Good
10
Co-op Academy Swinton
Secondary • Academy converter • Manchester
Good
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How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade orders: Outstanding (1), then Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- We may consider contextual signals (e.g., %FSM, roll size) to break remaining ties.
Ungraded visits don’t replace the last graded judgement.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1) — highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2) — consistently meets standards.
- Requires improvement (3) — not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4) — significant weaknesses found.
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