UK Schools
Chorlton High School
Chorlton High School is a mixed secondary academy in Manchester, Manchester City Council, teaching 1,532 pupils aged 11 to 16. Ofsted graded achievement as Strong standard at its most recent inspection in November 2025. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 54 (England 46.1). Term dates and holidays for 2025–2026 are listed below.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Chorlton High School.
Scale: Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Chorlton High School.
Key dates (2025–2026)
- First Day of Autumn Term 3rd Sep 2025 Term
- Last Day of Autumn Term 24th Oct 2025 Term
- Autumn Half Term 27th Oct 2025 - 31st Oct 2025 Holiday
- Winter/Christmas Holidays 22nd Dec 2025 - 2nd Jan 2026 Holiday
- First Day of Spring Term 6th Jan 2026 Term
- Spring Half Term 16th Feb 2026 - 20th Feb 2026 Holiday
- Last Day of Spring Term 2nd Apr 2026 Term
- Easter Holidays 3rd Apr 2026 - 17th Apr 2026 Holiday
- First Day of Summer Term 20th Apr 2026 Term
- Summer Half Term 25th May 2026 - 29th May 2026 Holiday
- Last Day of Summer Term 17th Jul 2026 Term
- Summer Holidays 20th Jul 2026 - 2nd Sep 2026 Holiday
- Staff Only INSET Day 1st Sep 2025 Inset Day
- Staff Only INSET Day 2nd Sep 2025 Inset Day
- Staff Only INSET Day 20th Nov 2025 Inset Day
- Staff Only INSET Day 21st Nov 2025 Inset Day
- Staff Only INSET Day 5th Jan 2026 Inset Day
- Early May Bank Holiday (School Closed) 4th May 2026 Holiday
- INSET Day (Disaggregated) 20th Jul 2026 Inset Day
- INSET Day (Disaggregated) 21st Jul 2026 Inset Day
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Chorlton High School with Manchester City Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 54 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
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Attendance 19% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
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What pupils do after GCSEs 92% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
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About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Chorlton High School. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Chorlton High School than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.