# Manchester Communication Academy

Manchester Communication Academy is a secondary school in Manchester, for pupils aged 11 to 16.

It had 1,240 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E136105. [Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Pupils: 1,240
- Council: Manchester
- URN: 136105

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), May 2024
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 21 May 2024
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Manchester Communication Academy was 44.9, against 45.6 in Manchester and 46.2 in England.
42.2% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Manchester | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 44.9 | 45.6 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 42.2% | 44.9% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 62.7% | 62.3% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 249 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Manchester Communication Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/manchester-communication-primary-academy-e140482): 220 m. Primary. School remains Good, March 2023. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Augustine's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-augustines-cofe-primary-school-e105490): 410 m. Primary. Standards maintained, March 2025. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Edmund's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-edmunds-rc-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e151605): 540 m. Primary. Good (overall), July 2024, before the school changed
- [Saviour CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/saviour-cofe-primary-school-e105548): 580 m. Primary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Malachy's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-malachys-rc-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e152015): 690 m. Primary. School remains Good, May 2023
- [Collyhurst Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/collyhurst-nursery-school-e105385): 800 m. Nursery. Standards maintained, January 2025

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/136105)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/136105)

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/school/manchester-communication-academy-e136105