UK Schools
Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester
Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester is a girls' secondary free school in Manchester, Manchester City Council, teaching 659 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted graded achievement as Exceptional at its most recent inspection in May 2026. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 58.2 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 2 September 2025 to 20 April 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester.
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 Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester.
- 1 Staff Training Day 1
- 2 School re-opens for students (Autumn Term begins)
- 27–31 Autumn Half Term Holiday
- 19 School closes for Christmas Holiday
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday
- 5 Staff Training Day 2
- 6 School re-opens for students (Spring Term begins)
- 16–20 Spring Half Term Holiday
- 20 Eid ul Fitr 1447* Holiday
- 2 School closes for Easter Holiday
- 3–17 Easter Holiday
- 20 School re-opens for students (Summer Term begins)
- 4 May Day Bank Holiday
- 25–29 Summer Half Term Holiday
- 27 Eid ul Adha 1447* (may be revised)
- 17 School closes for Summer Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Staff Training Day 1 September 1, 2025 Inset Day
- School re-opens for students (Autumn Term begins) September 2, 2025 Term
- Autumn Half Term Holiday October 27–31, 2025 Holiday
- School closes for Christmas Holiday December 19, 2025 Holiday
- Christmas Holiday December 22, 2025 – January 2, 2026 Holiday
- Staff Training Day 2 January 5, 2026 Inset Day
- School re-opens for students (Spring Term begins) January 6, 2026 Term
- Spring Half Term Holiday February 16–20, 2026 Holiday
- Eid ul Fitr 1447* Holiday March 20, 2026 Holiday
- School closes for Easter Holiday April 2, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Holiday April 3–17, 2026 Holiday
- School re-opens for students (Summer Term begins) April 20, 2026 Term
- May Day Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Half Term Holiday May 25–29, 2026 Holiday
- Eid ul Adha 1447* (may be revised) May 27, 2026 Event
- School closes for Summer Holiday July 17, 2026 Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester with Manchester City Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 58.2 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
This school Manchester City Council England
Attendance 10.3% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
This school Manchester City Council England
What pupils do after GCSEs 94% 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 Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester. 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 Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester 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.