Parrenthorn High School
Performance (KS4 GCSE)
Three-year trends
Last three years of DfE data. How to read trends
Ofsted judgements
Getting a place
The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants, and in 2026 the last place went under “Category 3 (distance tiebreak) - furthest distance offered”. Published by the council in its 2026 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it.
Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).
School profile
- Age range
- 11–16
- Pupils on roll
- 1,033
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions
- Non-Selective
Pupil background
“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means
Nearby secondary schools
Location
Official sources
School overview
Parrenthorn High School is a secondary school serving Manchester, Bury, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. It has 1,033 pupils aged 11 to 16 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Parrenthorn High School 'Good'. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 44.5 — broadly in line with the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has fallen by 4.7 points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.
40% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, below the national average of about 45%. 60% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Parrenthorn High School is oversubscribed: about 9 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Year 7 place for September 2026, with 230 first choices for 210 places. In 2026 the furthest child offered a place lived 1.80 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. 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.