UK Schools
Whalley Range 11-18 High School
Whalley Range 11-18 High School is a girls' secondary academy in Manchester, Manchester City Council, teaching 1,712 pupils aged 11 to 18. Its last Ofsted inspection in April 2022 found the school remains Good. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 52.1 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 1 September 2025 to 17 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Whalley Range 11-18 High School.
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Whalley Range 11-18 High School.
- 28–29 Staff Training Days – School closed to students
- 1 Autumn Term starts for students
- 20–31 Autumn Half Term Holiday
- 5 Cross-Trust Staff Training Day – School closed to students
- 19 Autumn Term ends
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday
- 5 Staff Training Day – School closed to students
- 6 Spring Term starts for students
- 16–20 Spring Half Term Holiday
- 2 Spring Term ends
- 3–17 Easter Holiday
- 20 Summer Term starts
- 4 May Day Holiday
- 25–29 Summer Half Term Holiday
- 17 Summer Term ends
- 20–21 Staff Training Days – School closed to students
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Staff Training Days – School closed to students Aug 28-29, 2025 Inset Day
- Autumn Term starts for students Sep 1, 2025 Term
- Autumn Half Term Holiday Oct 20-31, 2025 Holiday
- Cross-Trust Staff Training Day – School closed to students Dec 5, 2025 Inset Day
- Autumn Term ends Dec 19, 2025 Term
- Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 – Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
- Staff Training Day – School closed to students Jan 5, 2026 Inset Day
- Spring Term starts for students Jan 6, 2026 Term
- Spring Half Term Holiday Feb 16-20, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term ends Apr 2, 2026 Term
- Easter Holiday Apr 3-17, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term starts Apr 20, 2026 Term
- May Day Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Half Term Holiday May 25-29, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term ends Jul 17, 2026 Term
- Staff Training Days – School closed to students Jul 20-21, 2026 Inset Day
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Whalley Range 11-18 High School with Manchester City Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 52.1 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
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16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 29.02 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
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Attendance 19% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
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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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What students do after 16 to 18 study 78% 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 Whalley Range 11-18 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 Whalley Range 11-18 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.