UK Schools
Parrs Wood High School
Parrs Wood High School is a mixed secondary academy in Manchester, Manchester City Council, teaching 1,786 pupils aged 11 to 18. It was last inspected by Ofsted in March 2025. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 48.1 (England 46.1). Term dates and holidays for 2025–2026 are listed below.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Parrs Wood High School.
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Parrs Wood High School.
Key dates (2025–2026)
- INSET Day 28th August 2025 Inset Day
- INSET Day 29th August 2025 Inset Day
- Autumn Term Starts 1st September 2025 Term
- Autumn Term Ends 17th October 2025 Term
- Autumn Half Term Break 20th October – 31st October 2025 Holiday
- Second Half of Autumn Term Starts 3rd November 2025 Term
- INSET Day 5th December 2025 Inset Day
- Autumn Term Ends 19th December 2025 Term
- Christmas Holiday 22nd December 2025 – 2nd January 2026 Holiday
- INSET Day 5th January 2026 Inset Day
- Spring Term Starts 6th January 2026 Term
- Spring Term Ends 13th February 2026 Term
- Spring Half Term Break 16th February – 20th February 2026 Holiday
- Second Half of Spring Term Starts 23rd February 2026 Term
- Spring Term Ends 2nd April 2026 Term
- Easter Holiday 3rd April – 17th April 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term Starts 20th April 2026 Term
- May Day (Bank Holiday) 4th May 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term Ends 22nd May 2026 Term
- Summer Half Term Break 25th May – 29th May 2026 Holiday
- Second Half of Summer Term Starts 1st June 2026 Term
- Summer Term Ends 17th July 2026 Term
- Summer Holiday Late July – Early September 2026 Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Parrs Wood High School with Manchester City Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 48.1 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
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16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 28.61 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
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Attendance 22% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
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What pupils do after GCSEs 93% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
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What students do after 16 to 18 study 83% In education, apprenticeship or work
Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.
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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 Parrs Wood 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 Parrs Wood 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.