Find All Schools in Manchester - 210 Schools.

There are 210 schools and 197 nurseries located in Manchester.

Facts About Manchester Schools

Best Schools in Manchester

Top 5 Nurseries

School name
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Martenscroft Nursery School & Children's Centre
Age: 3-5 yr 98 students
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Collyhurst Nursery School
Age: 3-5 yr 84 students
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Martenscroft Nursery School and Sure Start Children's Centre
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Honeybear Nursery ltd
Age: 0.6-5 yr
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New Amigo's
Age: 0.3-5 yr
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Top 5 Primary Schools

School name English Maths
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Stanley Grove Primary Academy Age: 3-11 yr 691 students
100 104
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Claremont Primary School Age: 3-11 yr 684 students
101 104
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Heald Place Primary School Age: 3-11 yr 686 students
101 102
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Cheetwood Primary School Age: 3-11 yr 215 students
103 104
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St Margaret's CofE Primary School Age: 3-11 yr 654 students
102 104
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Top 5 Secondary Schools

School name 5+ at GCSE Entering eBacc
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Levenshulme High School Age: 11-16 yr 1003 students
56% 69%
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The King David High School Age: 11-18 yr 781 students
75% 26%
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Trinity CofE High School Age: 11-19 yr 1422 students
35% 32%
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Burnage Academy for Boys Age: 11-16 yr 864 students
43% 6%
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Abraham Moss Community School Age: 3-16 yr 1844 students
27% 17%
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Top 5 Private Schools

School name Fee yearly
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Kassim Darwish Grammar School for Boys Age: 11-16 yr 123 students
£1,250 to £2,332
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Manchester High School for Girls Age: 4-18 yr 967 students
£2,904 to £3,958
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The Manchester Grammar School Age: 7-18 yr 1586 students
£4,190
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Music Stuff Age: 11-16 yr 66 students
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Manchester Young Lives Age: 13-16 yr 38 students
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Manchester Admissions

To apply for your child's admission, visit https://secure.manchester.gov.uk/info/705/school_admissions

  • Start of application process

    Manchester start accepting application for admissions. Parents can start applying for a school online at https://parentportal.manchester.gov.uk/web/portal/pages/home

  • End of application process

    The closing date for applications. Manchester will class any application or change you make after this date as late.

  • offer day

    Emails to residents who applied online will be sent.

    Letters to residents who applied using a paper application form will be sent.

Manchester Holiday

Title Holiday Dates
Autumn Half Term Holidays 25th Oct 2021 - 29th Oct 2021
Winter Holidays 20th Dec 2021 - 3rd Jan 2022
Spring Half Term Holidays 21st Feb 2022 - 25th Feb 2022
Spring Holidays 4th Apr 2022 - 18th Apr 2022
Summer Half Term Holidays 30th May 2022 - 3rd Jun 2022
Summer Holidays 28th Jul 2022 -

Manchester Termdates

Title Term Dates
Autumn Term 6th Sep 2021 - 24th Oct 2021
Autumn Term-2 30th Oct 2021 - 19th Dec 2021
Spring Term 4th Jan 2022 - 20th Feb 2022
Spring Term-2 26th Feb 2022 - 3rd Apr 2022
Summer Term 19th Apr 2022 - 29th May 2022
Summer Term-2 4th Jun 2022 - 27th Jul 2022

Students in Manchester

By phase of education

Nursery
182
Primary
56,602
Special
14,515
Secondary
38,261
  • Total students
    95,299 (48,290 boys & 47,009 girls)
  • Expenses Per Student
    € 7390.63 / student
    England avg.€ 6809.25

Teachers in Manchester

  • Students per teacher
    20 : 1
    England Avg. 19 : 1
  • Total teachers
    6,240
  • Total teacher assistants
    3,631
  • Average Teacher Salary
    € 37868.13
    England avg. € 38066.89

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Frequently Asked Questions

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Is school free in Manchester?

Yes, 14 schools are free in Manchester.
32.39% of pupils are known to be eligible for free school meals out of 95,299 pupils.

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Are schools in Manchester good?

Total 0.48% of schools are currently judged to be good or outstanding by Ofsted in Manchester.
List of ofsted outstanding & good schools:

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Which is largest school in Manchester?

Parrs Wood High School is Largest school in Manchester with 1,969 pupils.

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