# Whalley Range 11-18 High School

Whalley 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.

Secondary school. Code E141264. [Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Pupils: 1,712
- Council: Manchester
- URN: 141264

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, April 2022
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 28 April 2022
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 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

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

- [William Hulme's Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/william-hulmes-grammar-school-e135296): 360 m. All-through. Improved significantly, June 2025. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Kassim Darwish Grammar School for Boys](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kassim-darwish-grammar-school-for-boys-e131979): 440 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [St Kentigern's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-kentigerns-rc-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e149453): 670 m. Primary. School remains Outstanding, March 2024. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Wilbraham Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wilbraham-primary-school-e145439): 830 m. Primary. School remains Good, September 2022. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Bede's College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-bedes-college-e105594): 1 km. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [CHS South](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chs-south-e145873): 1 km. Secondary. Good (overall), January 2023. Attainment 8 of 47.2 (2025/26, provisional)

## 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/141264)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/141264)

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