Chorlton High School

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-16
Religion Does not apply
Address Nell Lane
Chorlton-Cum-Hardy
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M21 7SL
Phone 01618821150
Reference Number 139148

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1529
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 54.94%
Girls: 45.06%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 29.7%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 29.2%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 25.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 168 133 301
8 185 145 330
9 164 135 299
10 159 138 297
11 164 138 302

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 48.4%
Pakistani 11%
African 7.7%
White, Other 5.2%
Mixed, Other 5%
White & Asian 3.2%
White & Black (Caribbean) 2.6%
Asian, Other 2.2%
Indian 2%
White & Black (African) 1.5%
Caribbean 1.5%
Unclassified 1.2%
Chinese 0.9%
Irish 0.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating
Last Report Date This school has not had an inspection yet.
Date Report
18 Nov 2025 School inspection
19 Oct 2021 School inspection
12 Jul 2016 Short inspection
04 Jan 2013 Academy conversion letter
20 Sep 2011 Full inspection:
Previously as Chorlton High School
20 Sep 2011 Full inspection:
21 Apr 2010 Curriculum and development visit
21 Apr 2010 Curriculum and development visit
12 Nov 2008 Full inspection:
12 Nov 2008 Full inspection:
07 Jun 2005 Inspection
07 Jun 2005 Inspection

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)
54

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 61.2%
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 72.2%

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
First Preference
Second Preference 229 25
Third Preference 206 8
From another Local Authority 197 28

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Name Distance
Chorlton Park Primary
Barlow Moor Road, Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, Manchester, M21 7HH
0.31 miles
Barlow Hall Primary School
Darley Avenue, Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, Manchester, Lancashire, M21 7JG
0.66 miles
Brookburn Community School
Brookburn Road, Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, Manchester, M21 8EH
0.75 miles
Chorlton CofE Primary School
Vicars Road, Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, Manchester, M21 9JA
0.82 miles
Oswald Road Primary School
Oswald Road, Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, Manchester, M21 9PL
0.85 miles
St Margaret's CofE Primary School
Withington Road, Whalley Range, Manchester, M16 8FQ
0.93 miles
The Birches School
Newholme Road, West Didsbury, Manchester, M20 2XZ
0.97 miles
St Ambrose RC Primary School
Princess Road, Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, Manchester, M21 7QA
1 miles
St John's RC Primary School
Chepstow Road, Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, Manchester, M21 9SN
1.03 miles
Manley Park Primary School
College Road, Whalley Range, Manchester, M16 0AA
1.05 miles
Cavendish Primary School
Cavendish Road, West Didsbury, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M20 1JG
1.08 miles
Old Moat Primary School
Old Moat Lane, Withington, Manchester, M20 3FN
1.13 miles
St Hilda's CofE Primary School
Warwick Road South, Firswood, Stretford, Manchester, M16 0SH
1.15 miles
Our Lady's RC Primary School Manchester
Whalley Road, Whalley Range, Manchester, M16 8AW
1.21 miles
St Kentigern's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Bethnall Drive, Fallowfield, Manchester, M14 7ED
1.22 miles
Manchester Muslim Preparatory School
141 Barlow Moor Road, Manchester, M20 2PQ
1.23 miles
St Teresa's RC Primary School
St Teresa's Road, Stretford, Manchester, M16 0GQ
1.32 miles
West Didsbury CE Primary School
Central Road, West Didsbury, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M20 4ZA
1.34 miles
Wilbraham Primary School
Platt Lane, Fallowfield, Manchester, M14 7FB
1.35 miles
Moor Allerton Preparatory School
131 Barlow Moor Road, West Didsbury, Manchester, Lancashire, M20 2PW
1.37 miles
Name Distance
CHS South
451 Mauldeth Road West, Chorlton, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M21 7SX
0.22 miles
Loreto High School Chorlton
Nell Lane, Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, Manchester, M21 7SW
0.23 miles
Manchester Islamic Grammar School for Girls
141 Barlow Moor Road, Manchester, M20 2PQ
0.69 miles
Didsbury High School
4 the Avenue, Didsbury, Manchester, M20 2ET
0.75 miles
Kassim Darwish Grammar School for Boys
Hartley Hall, Alexandra Road South, Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, Manchester, Lancashire, M16 8NH
0.78 miles
Whalley Range 11-18 High School
Wilbraham Road, Whalley Range, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M16 8GW
0.84 miles
William Hulme's Grammar School
Spring Bridge Road, Manchester, M16 8PR
0.92 miles
Lancasterian School
Elizabeth Slinger Road, West Didsbury, Manchester, M20 2XA
1.01 miles
St Bede's College
1.14 miles
St John Vianney School
Rye Bank Road, Firswood, Stretford, Manchester, M16 0EX
1.18 miles
Stretford Grammar School
Granby Road, Stretford, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M32 8JB
1.48 miles
SMS Changing Lives School
Unit 2, Aniseed Park, Oldham Broadway Business Park, Oldham, Greater Manchester, OL9 9XA
1.54 miles
Withington Girls' School
Wellington Road, Manchester, M14 6BL
1.6 miles
IncludEd Learning
8 Alexandra Road South, Whalley Range, Manchester, M16 8ER
1.67 miles
Pioneer House High School
200 Yewtree Lane, Northern Moor, Manchester, M23 0FF
1.74 miles
Afifah School
86 Clifton Street, Old Trafford, Manchester, M16 9GN
1.77 miles
Stretford High School
Great Stone Road, Stretford, Manchester, M32 0XA
1.87 miles
Loreto College
Chichester Road, Hulme, Manchester, M15 5PB
1.87 miles
Manchester High School for Girls
Grangethorpe Road, Manchester, M14 6HS
1.88 miles
Manchester Academy
Moss Lane East, Moss Side, Manchester, M14 4PX
1.91 miles
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