Manor Church of England Academy

Academy converter·Secondary school York·YO26 6PA
Composite score
67.5
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#540
National rank
#33
In Yorkshire and The Humber
#3
In York
Top 17%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
54.0
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
—
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
65%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
83%
% EBacc grade 5+
14%
EBacc average points score
4.62

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
196 first choices, 223 places
First choices per place
0.88
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
434
any preference, for 223 places
Applications from another council area
6%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.07
00.511.5
1 per place
1.0220221.0320230.9120240.9520250.882026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Manor Church of England Academy first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
11–16
Pupils on roll
1,141
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
14.8%
Typical secondary: 27.5%
% EAL
4.6%
Typical secondary: 12.0%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
7.4%
Typical secondary: 13.7%
% with an EHC plan
3.9%
Typical secondary: 2.9%

Attendance

Overall absence
8.0%
Typical secondary: 8.9%
Persistently absent
21.3%
Typical secondary: 25.7%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
17.7
Typical secondary: 16.7
Spend per pupil
£6,944
Typical secondary: £7,815

“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means

What pupils do next

The share of this school's Year 11 leavers in education, training or employment for at least two terms afterwards.

In education, training or work
98%
226 pupils tracked
Stayed in education
91%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
3%

DfE, KS4 destination measures.

Nearby secondary schools

Location

About Manor Church of England Academy

Manor Church of England Academy is a secondary school in York, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. Around 1,141 pupils aged 11 to 16 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 54.0, above the national average of 46. That marks an improvement of 0.9 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 17% of secondary schools in England.

65% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well above the national average of about 45%. 83% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Manor Church of England Academy was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 196 families who put it first were offered a place. After Year 11, 98% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 8.0%. There are about 17.7 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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