Secondary school

Manchester Communication Academy

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 11–16
  • Mixed
  • Manchester
  • M40 8NT
  • No sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected May 2024

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,848 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 57%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 70%70%2016/17: top 43%2017/18: top 55%2018/19: top 67%2021/22: top 78%2022/23: top 25%25% · 2022/232023/24: top 59%2024/25: top 57%No exams

Against North WestArrows: North West rank change since 2021/22

Attainment 844.5 · North West 44.46/10 Middle+24 pts
Grade 5+ English and maths35.9% · North West 40%4/10 Below−29.2 pts
EBacc point score3.97 · North West 3.826/10 Middle+6.9 pts
Progress 8 · 2023/24+0.15 · North West −0.168/10 Above
A level points per entry · 2016/17Not enough data · North West 29.2Suppressed in 2016/17 (too few pupils to publish)
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 47.2 · 226 pupils · North West 49.62016/17: 47.2 · 187 pupils · North West 45.42017/18: 45.1 · 216 pupils · North West 45.052018/19: 43.2 · 219 pupils · North West 45.12021/22: 42.8 · 225 pupils · North West 46.92022/23: 51.3 · 222 pupils · North West 44.32023/24: 44 · 221 pupils · North West 442024/25: 44.5 · 262 pupils · North West 44.451.342.8No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 33% · 187 pupils · North West 37%2017/18: 31% · 216 pupils · North West 38%2018/19: 28% · 219 pupils · North West 38%2021/22: 53% · 225 pupils · North West 45%2022/23: 53% · 222 pupils · North West 39%2023/24: 42.5% · 221 pupils · North West 39.7%2024/25: 35.9% · 262 pupils · North West 40%53%28%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: withheld2016/17: withheldNo exams

Not published 2017/18, 2018/19, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25Withheld 2015/16, 2016/17

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
207 of 207 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st207207
2nd15029
3rd1512

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2012–2024

  1. 2012Good
  2. 2016Requires improvement
  3. 2019Good
  4. 2024Good

4 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,240
Free school meals (past 6 years)64.0%
First language not English42.8%
SEN support18.1%
EHC plan4.6%
Absence (sessions missed)8.0%
Persistently absent pupils20.1%

Girls 50.4%Boys 49.6%

103.3% full · 1,200 places · 2 in sixth form (2016/17)

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 56 responses (4.4% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school71.4% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school67.9% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved69.7% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 32.1% not applicable57.9% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year60.7% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 10.7% not applicable68% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed70.8% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child67.8% agree
  • My child does well at this school69.6% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing67.8% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school85.7% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school91.1% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development66.1% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent75% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher12.6
Pupils per adult9.1
  • Classroom teachers 88
  • Leadership 10.8
  • Teaching assistants 18.9
  • Other support 40.6

Teachers 98.8 FTE · Whole workforce 158.4 · 181 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£9,831
Spend per pupil£8,961
Staff spend per pupil£6,432
Reserve per pupil£596
  • +£776,000revenue reserve
  • +£1,132,000in-year balance

Grants £9,141 · self-generated £690 · premises £480 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: GREATER MANCHESTER ACADEMIES TRUST (2 academies) · trust reserve £1,864,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

221 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained83.3%
  • Education81.4%
  • Apprenticeship0.9%
  • Employment0.9%
  • Not sustained10.9%
  • Unknown5.9%