Manchester Enterprise Academy is a mixed secondary academy in Wythenshawe, Manchester City Council, teaching 1,145 pupils aged 11 to 16. Ofsted graded achievement as Urgent improvement at its most recent inspection in January 2026. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 37.5 (England 46.1). Term dates and holidays for 2025–2026 are listed below.

Ofsted inspection

The latest published Ofsted judgement for Manchester Enterprise Academy.

Latest inspection
2025 framework Graded by evaluation area
AchievementUrgent improvement
Curriculum & teachingUrgent improvement
Attendance & behaviourUrgent improvement
Personal development & wellbeingExpected standard
InclusionNeeds attention
Leadership & governanceUrgent improvement
Safeguarding Met
S5 Inspection · Inspected 27 Jan 2026 · Published 28 Apr 2026
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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 Manchester Enterprise Academy.

Manchester Enterprise Academy term dates calendar 2025–2026
Official term-dates calendar · 2025–2026 · source

Key dates (2025–2026)

  • First day of Autumn Term 3rd Sep 2025 Term
  • Autumn Half Term 27th Oct 2025 - 31st Oct 2025 Holiday
  • Last day of Autumn Term 19th Dec 2025 Term
  • Christmas Holiday 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 Holiday 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 Holiday 20th Jul 2026 - 1st Sep 2026 Holiday

Exam results & performance

DfE performance tables Official results, 2024–2025 GOV.UK ↗
37.5 Attainment 8 England 46.1
27.6% Grade 5+ English & maths England 45.4%
40.1% Persistent absence England 17.8%

The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Manchester Enterprise Academy with Manchester City Council and England.

Key stage 4 (GCSE) 37.5 Attainment 8 score

Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.

This school Manchester City Council England

Attainment 8 score · Average across 8 GCSEs, out of 90 37.5
Manchester City Council 44.8 England 46.1 -8.6 vs England
Grade 5+ in English & maths · A strong pass 27.6%
Manchester City Council 41.3% England 45.4% -17.8 vs England
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils 31.8
Manchester City Council 39.4 England 34.9 -3.1 vs England
Disadvantage gap · Attainment 8 points; smaller is better 14.4
Manchester City Council 11.2 England 15.5 -1.1 vs England
Disadvantaged pupils in the year group · Context for the scores above 60.9%
Manchester City Council 51.8% England 28.2%
Pupils in the year group · Small cohorts swing wildly 225
Attendance 40.1% Persistently absent pupils

Absence across the whole school year.

This school Manchester City Council England

Persistently absent pupils · Missed 10%+ of sessions; lower is better 40.1%
Manchester City Council 18.7% England 17.8% +22.3 vs England
Overall absence · Lower is better 15.6%
Manchester City Council 6.9% England 6.8% +8.8 vs England
What pupils do after GCSEs 79% In education, apprenticeship or work

Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.

This school Manchester City Council England

In education, apprenticeship or work 79%
Manchester City Council 89% England 92% -13 vs England
Same, for disadvantaged pupils 72%
Manchester City Council 85% England 83% -11 vs England
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 Enterprise 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 catchment Other secondary schools

Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Manchester Enterprise 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.