Whalley Range 11-18 High School
Secondary schoolWhalley Range 11-18 High School is a secondary school in Manchester, for pupils aged 11 to 18. It had 1,712 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, April 2022
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 28 April 2022
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Whalley Range 11-18 High School was 52.1, against 45.6 in Manchester and 46.2 in England.
52% 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 | 52.1 | 45.6 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 52% | 44.9% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 66.8% | 62.3% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 256 | – | – |
- 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
In a straight line- William Hulme's Grammar SchoolAll-through. Improved significantly, June 2025. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)360 m
- Kassim Darwish Grammar School for BoysIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file440 m
- St Kentigern's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary. School remains Outstanding, March 2024. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)670 m
- Wilbraham Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, September 2022. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)830 m
- St Bede's CollegeIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file1 km
- CHS SouthSecondary. Good (overall), January 2023. Attainment 8 of 47.2 (2025/26, provisional)1 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Manchester
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).