Manchester Communication Academy

Type Secondary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 11-16
Religion Does not apply
Address Silchester Drive
Harpurhey
Manchester
M40 8NT
Phone 01612020161
Reference Number 136105

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1299
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.65%
Girls: 50.35%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 59.6%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 44.1%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 26

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 136 149 285
8 119 131 250
9 131 119 250
10 123 122 245
11 136 133 269

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 31.3%
African 17.2%
Pakistani 7.2%
White, Other 6.6%
Unclassified 5.2%
Mixed, Other 3.8%
White & Black (African) 2.5%
Asian, Other 2.3%
Chinese 1.9%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.8%
Indian 1%
Caribbean 0.5%
White & Asian 0.3%
Irish 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Good
Last Report Date 2024-07-04
Date Report
2024-05-21 School inspection:GoodSchool inspection, PDF - 04 July 2024
2019-04-24 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 23 May 2019
2016-09-27 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 20 October 2016
2012-09-19 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 11 October 2012
2011-12-07 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 10 January 2012

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 35.9% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 54.6% Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 150 39
Third Preference 163 8
From another Local Authority 17 12

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Name Distance
Manchester Communication Primary Academy
49 Parkstead Drive, Harpurhey, Manchester, M9 5QN
0.14 miles
St Augustine's CofE Primary School
St Augustine Street, Monsall, Manchester, M40 8PL
0.26 miles
St Edmund's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Upper Monsall Street, Miles Platting, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M40 8NG
0.34 miles
Saviour CofE Primary School
Eggington Street, Collyhurst, Manchester, M40 7RH
0.36 miles
St Malachy's RC Primary School
Eggington Street, Collyhurst, Manchester, M40 7RG
0.43 miles
Collyhurst Nursery School
Teignmouth Avenue, Manchester, M40 7QD
0.5 miles
Oasis Academy Harpur Mount
Alfred Street, Harpurhey, Manchester, M9 5XR
0.69 miles
Oasis Academy Temple
Smedley Lane, Cheetham, Temple Primary School, Manchester, M8 8SA
0.7 miles
Irk Valley Community School
Waterloo Street, Lower Crumpsall, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M8 5XH
0.81 miles
Park View Community Primary Academy
Varley Street, Miles Platting, Manchester, M40 7EJ
0.87 miles
Abbott Community Primary School
Livesey Street, Collyhurst, Manchester, Lancashire, M40 7PR
0.87 miles
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School
Capstan Street, Blackley, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M9 4DU
0.87 miles
St Chad's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Balmfield Street, Cheetham, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M8 0SP
0.9 miles
St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Livesey Street, Collyhurst, Manchester, M4 5HF
0.92 miles
Moston Lane Community Primary School
Moston Lane, Moston, Manchester, M9 4HH
0.98 miles
The Olive School, Manchester
151 Heywood Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M8 0DF
0.98 miles
Lily Lane Primary School
74 Kenyon Lane, Moston, Manchester, M40 9JP
1 miles
St Dunstan's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Bacup Street, Moston, Manchester, M40 9HF
1.13 miles
Mount Carmel RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Wilson Road, Blackley, Manchester, M9 8BG
1.2 miles
St Anne's RC Primary School Crumpsall Manchester
Moss Bank, Crumpsall, Manchester, M8 5AB
1.23 miles
Name Distance
Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester
40 Rayburn Way, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M8 8DT
0.65 miles
Orchard House Specialist High School
6 Sawley Road, Miles Platting, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M40 8EZ
0.65 miles
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester
38 Rayburn Way, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M8 8DT
0.73 miles
Abraham Moss Community School
Crescent Road, Crumpsall, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M8 5UF
1.07 miles
Harpurhey Alternative Provision School
Christ Church Parish Hall, Water Street, Harpurhey, Manchester, Lancashire, M9 5US
1.27 miles
The Cooperative College
Holyoake House, Manchester, M60 0AS
1.44 miles
Beis Ruchel Girls School
11 Norton Street, Salford, M7 4AJ
1.54 miles
The King David High School
Eaton Road, Crumpsall, Manchester, M8 5DY
1.55 miles
Chetham's School of Music
1.58 miles
Bnos Yisroel School Manchester
Leicester Road, Salford, Lancashire, M7 4DA
1.59 miles
Manchester Senior Girls School
138 Leicester Road, Salford, M7 4GB
1.61 miles
OYY Lubavitch Boys School
4 Upper Park Road, Salford, Greater Manchester, M7 4HL
1.68 miles
The Greens ENS
202 Droylsden Road, Newton Heath, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M40 1NZ
1.72 miles
Mechinoh School
13 Upper Park Road, Salford, Lancashire, M7 4HY
1.75 miles
Sol Christian Academy
115, Fairfield Street, M12 6EL
1.83 miles
Aim Habonim
51 Rigby Street, Salford, M7 4NX
1.83 miles
Abbey College Manchester
5-7 Cheapside, Off King Street, Manchester, M2 4WG
1.83 miles
Connell Co-Op College
301 Alan Turing Way, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M11 3BS
1.88 miles
The East Manchester Academy
60 Grey Mare Lane, Beswick, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M11 3DS
1.88 miles
Co-op Academy Manchester
Plant Hill Road, Higher Blackley, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M9 0WQ
1.89 miles
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