UK Schools
Wright Robinson College
Wright Robinson College is a mixed secondary academy in Manchester, Manchester City Council, teaching 1,781 pupils aged 11 to 16. Ofsted graded achievement as Strong standard at its most recent inspection in March 2026. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 49.1 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 3 September 2025 to 20 April 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Wright Robinson College.
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 Wright Robinson College.
- 1–2 Inset Days – Staff only
- 3 College re-opens (Start of Autumn Term)
- 11 Open Evening
- 12 College closes at 12:00pm noon
- 16 Years 7–10 Presentation Evening
- 17 College closes at 3:15pm
- 20–21 Inset Days – Staff only
- 22–31 Autumn Half Term Holiday
- 3 College re-opens
- 19 College closes at 12:00pm noon (End of Autumn Term)
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday
- 5 College opens (Start of Spring Term)
- 13 College closes at 3:15pm
- 16–20 Spring Half Term Holiday
- 23 College re-opens
- 2 College closes at 3:15pm (End of Spring Term)
- 3–17 Easter Holiday
- 20 College opens (Start of Summer Term)
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday – College closed
- 22 College closes at 3:15pm
- 25–29 Summer Half Term Holiday
- 1 College re-opens
- 23 College year ends – College closes at 12:00pm noon
- 24 Inset Day – Staff only
- 24–31 Summer Holiday
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
- 1 Summer Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Inset Days – Staff only Sep 1-2, 2025 Inset Day
- College re-opens (Start of Autumn Term) Sep 3, 2025 Term
- Open Evening Sep 11, 2025 Event
- College closes at 12:00pm noon Sep 12, 2025 Event
- Years 7–10 Presentation Evening Oct 16, 2025 Event
- College closes at 3:15pm Oct 17, 2025 Event
- Inset Days – Staff only Oct 20-21, 2025 Inset Day
- Autumn Half Term Holiday Oct 22-31, 2025 Holiday
- College re-opens Nov 3, 2025 Event
- College closes at 12:00pm noon (End of Autumn Term) Dec 19, 2025 Term
- College opens (Start of Spring Term) Jan 5, 2026 Term
- College closes at 3:15pm Feb 13, 2026 Event
- Spring Half Term Holiday Feb 16-20, 2026 Holiday
- College re-opens Feb 23, 2026 Event
- College closes at 3:15pm (End of Spring Term) Apr 2, 2026 Term
- College opens (Start of Summer Term) Apr 20, 2026 Term
- Early May Bank Holiday – College closed May 4, 2026 Holiday
- College closes at 3:15pm May 22, 2026 Event
- Summer Half Term Holiday May 25-29, 2026 Holiday
- College re-opens Jun 1, 2026 Event
- College year ends – College closes at 12:00pm noon Jul 23, 2026 Event
- Inset Day – Staff only Jul 24, 2026 Inset Day
- Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Holiday Apr 3-17, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Holiday Jul 24 - Sep 1, 2026 Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Wright Robinson College with Manchester City Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 49.1 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
This school Manchester City Council England
Attendance 9.7% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
This school Manchester City Council England
What pupils do after GCSEs 90% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
This school Manchester City Council 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 Wright Robinson College. 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 Wright Robinson College 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.