UK Schools
The King David High School
The King David High School is a mixed secondary academy in Manchester, Manchester City Council, teaching 708 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted rated it Requires improvement at its last graded inspection in June 2023. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 55.4 (England 46.1). Its 2025–2026 calendar lists 10 holidays.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for The King David High School.
Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for The King David High School.
- 1 Start of Autumn Term (Years 7 return)
- 2 Whole School Return
- 22–25 Rosh Hashana Holiday
- 1–3 Yom Kippur Holiday
- 3–20 Succot Holiday
- 19–31 Winter Holiday (Christmas Break)
- 1–5 Winter Holiday (Christmas Break)
- 13–24 Half Term Break (Spring Half Term)
- 27–31 Pesach (Easter Holiday)
- 1–13 Pesach (Easter Holiday)
- 1–5 Early May Bank Holiday
- 21–31 Shavuot / Spring Bank Holiday
- 1 Shavuot / Spring Bank Holiday
- 21 School Closes for Summer Holidays
- 21–31 Summer Holidays
- 1–31 Summer Holidays
- 1 Summer Holidays
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Start of Autumn Term (Years 7 return) Sep 1, 2025 Term
- Whole School Return Sep 2, 2025 Event
- Rosh Hashana Holiday Sep 22-25, 2025 Holiday
- Yom Kippur Holiday Oct 1-3, 2025 Holiday
- Succot Holiday Oct 3-20, 2025 Holiday
- Winter Holiday (Christmas Break) Dec 19, 2025 - Jan 5, 2026 Holiday
- Half Term Break (Spring Half Term) Feb 13-24, 2026 Holiday
- Pesach (Easter Holiday) Mar 27 - Apr 13, 2026 Holiday
- Early May Bank Holiday May 1-5, 2026 Holiday
- Shavuot / Spring Bank Holiday May 21 - Jun 1, 2026 Holiday
- School Closes for Summer Holidays Jul 21, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Holidays Jul 21 - Sep 1, 2026 Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare The King David High School with Manchester City Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 55.4 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
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16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 41.04 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
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Attendance 23.4% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
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What pupils do after GCSEs 98% 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 73% 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 The King David 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 The King David 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.