Whalley Range 11-18 High School

Whalley Range 11-18 High School at a glance

Located in Manchester, Whalley Range 11-18 High School is a girls' secondary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. The school educates roughly 1,647 pupils aged 11 to 18. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 52.1, above the national average of 46. Results have held broadly steady on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 22% of secondary schools nationally.

46% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, in line with the national average of about 45%. 70% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Whalley Range 11-18 High School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 187 families who put it first were offered a place. After Year 11, 94% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 6.7%. There are about 14.8 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 56% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. Whalley Range 11-18 High School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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.