Schools, education and childcare Types of schools in Manchester

Academies

Academies are responsible for setting their own admissions policy. The academies in Manchester are all-ability, state-funded schools. They have more control over the way they are run. Academies can decide their own admissions policy.

The academies in Manchester have decided to follow the admissions policy set by the local authority, except for the academies marked with an asterisk (*).

  • Burnage Academy for Boys - Burnage
  • Cedar Mount Academy - Levenshulme
  • Chorlton High School* - Chorlton Park
  • Co-op Academy Manchester - Higher Blackley
  • Co-op Academy North Manchester - Charlestown
  • Dean Trust Abraham Moss Community Academy - Crumpsall
  • Dean Trust Ardwick* - Ardwick
  • Dixons Brooklands Academy - Brooklands
  • Dixons Newall Green Academy - Newall Green
  • Levenshulme High School - Burnage
  • Manchester Academy* - Ardwick
  • Manchester Communication Academy* - Harpurhey
  • Manchester Enterprise Academy* - Woodhouse Park
  • Parrs Wood High School* - Didsbury East
  • St Paul’s Catholic High School* - Baguley
  • St Matthew’s Roman Catholic High School* - Charlestown
  • The East Manchester Academy - Ancoats and Beswick
  • The King David High School* - Crumpsall
  • Trinity Church of England High School* - Hulme
  • Whalley Range High School - Whalley Range
  • William Hulme’s Grammar School Academy* - Whalley Range 
  • Whalley Range Wright Robinson College* - Gorton and Abbey Hey

Free schools

Free schools are responsible for setting their own admissions policy. They’re all-ability schools funded by the Government and have more control over the way they are run.

The free schools in Manchester have decided to follow the admissions policy set by the local authority, except for the schools marked with an asterisk (*).

  • CHS South* - Chorlton Park
  • Co-op Academy Belle Vue - Longsight
  • Didsbury High School* - Didsbury West
  • Eden Boys’ Leadership Academy, Manchester* - Cheetham
  • Eden Girls’ Leadership Academy, Manchester* - Cheetham
  • Manchester Enterprise Academy Central* - Rusholme

Voluntary-aided schools

The governing body of each of these schools is responsible for setting its own admissions policy.

  • Loreto High School - Chorlton Park
  • Our Lady’s RC High School - Higher Blackley
  • St Peter’s RC High School - Longsight
  • The Barlow RC High School and Specialist Science College - Didsbury East

 

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