UK Schools
Manchester Academy
Manchester Academy is a mixed secondary academy in Manchester, Manchester City Council, teaching 1,025 pupils aged 11 to 16. Ofsted rated it Good at its last graded inspection in September 2022. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 45.4 (England 46.1). Term dates and holidays for 2025–2026 are listed below.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Manchester Academy.
Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Manchester Academy.
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Inset Day 1 (Only Staff in School) Monday 1st September 2025 Inset Day
- First Day of Term (Year 7 Only) Tuesday 2nd September 2025 Term
- Back to School (All Other Years) Wednesday 3rd September 2025 Event
- Last Day of Autumn Term Friday 24th October 2025 Term
- Autumn Half Term Monday 27th October 2025 to Friday 31st October 2025 Holiday
- School Reopens (All Students Back in School) Monday 3rd November 2025 Event
- Inset Day 2 (Only Staff in School) Thursday 27th November 2025 Inset Day
- Planning Day 1 (Only Staff in School) Friday 28th November 2025 Inset Day
- Last Day of Autumn Term Friday 19th December 2025 Term
- Christmas Holidays Monday 22nd December 2025 to Friday 2nd January 2026 Holiday
- First Day of Spring Term (All Students Back in School) Monday 5th January 2026 Term
- Planning Day 2 (Only Staff in School) Friday 6th February 2026 Inset Day
- Last Day of Spring Half Term Friday 13th February 2026 Holiday
- Spring Half Term Monday 16th February 2026 to Friday 20th February 2026 Holiday
- School Reopens (All Students Back in School) Monday 23rd February 2026 Event
- Planning Day 3 (Only Staff in School) Monday 30th March 2026 Inset Day
- Inset Day 3 (Only Staff in School) Tuesday 31st March 2026 Inset Day
- Last Day of Spring Term Thursday 2nd April 2026 Term
- Easter Holidays Monday 6th April 2026 to Friday 17th April 2026 Holiday
- School Reopens (All Students Back in School) Monday 20th April 2026 Event
- Early May Bank Holiday (School Closed) Monday 4th May 2026 Holiday
- Last Day of Summer Half Term Friday 22nd May 2026 Holiday
- Summer Half Term Monday 25th May 2026 to Friday 29th May 2026 Holiday
- School Reopens (All Students Back in School) Monday 1st June 2026 Event
- Last Day of Summer Term Friday 17th July 2026 Term
- Inset Day 4 (Disaggregated to Twilight) Monday 20th July 2026 Inset Day
- Inset Day 5 (Disaggregated to Twilight) Tuesday 21st July 2026 Inset Day
- Summer Holiday Ends Monday 31st August 2026 Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Manchester Academy with Manchester City Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 45.4 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
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Attendance 21.6% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
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What pupils do after GCSEs 90% 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 Manchester Academy. 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 Manchester Academy 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.