Levenshulme High School

Levenshulme High School is performing strongly overall, with secure provision in achievement, attendance and behaviour, inclusion, and leadership and governance. Pupils achieve well, including disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, and outcomes are above national averages, particularly in English, science and humanities. Attendance is high, persistent absence is low and declining, pupils behave well, and safeguarding standards are met. The main areas for further development are curriculum and teaching, and personal development and wellbeing. Although the curriculum is broad and usually delivered effectively, practice is not consistent: in a small number of subjects pupils are not helped to talk confidently about their learning, and some teachers do not use detailed information about pupils' barriers to learning to adapt their teaching. The personal development curriculum is well planned, but pupils do not yet have a deep enough understanding of many topics. This was a full section 5 inspection at a school that is part of Greater Manchester Education Trust. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals is well above average, and leaders use pupil premium funding well to remove barriers and widen access to opportunities. Overall, this is a strong school with clear, focused priorities for further refinement rather than significant weaknesses.

Strengths

• Pupils achieve well, with examination outcomes above national averages, especially in English, science and humanities.
• Disadvantaged pupils and pupils with SEND make effective progress from their starting points.
• Attendance is high, and persistent absence is low and continuing to decline.
• Pupils behave well, show respect, and reported incidents of bullying are very rare.
• Inclusion is central, with sophisticated identification and support for individual needs.
• Leaders are ambitious, and governance provides effective challenge and support.
• Staff value a well-designed professional learning programme and positive working culture.
• Pupils are well prepared for their next steps, with strong careers education and high destinations.
• The school provides a wide range of extra-curricular activities and leadership opportunities.
• Safeguarding standards are met, with an open culture and effective safeguarding practice.
• Leaders work well with external partners, local networks and safeguarding partnerships.
• Pupils benefit from effective pastoral care and trust that staff act in their best interests.

Areas for Improvement

• Teaching is not consistently strong in a small number of subjects, where pupils are not helped to talk confidently about their learning.
• Some teachers do not use the detailed information about pupils' barriers to learning and wellbeing to adapt learning.
• Some pupils with additional barriers have gaps in learning that are not addressed as quickly as they could be.
• The personal development curriculum is not securely embedded, and pupils lack depth of understanding across many topics.
• Pupils do not have sufficient opportunities to deepen their understanding in personal development.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Levenshulme High School attended 94.1% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 12.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 5.2% of pupils at Levenshulme High School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Levenshulme High School had 16.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 15.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 12.8% of pupils at Levenshulme High School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 2.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Levenshulme High School received £9,041 and spent £9,093 for each of its 1,049 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,547,000 (£1,475 per pupil).

Across all 4 schools of Greater Manchester Education Trust, income was £8,770 and spending £8,752 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Manchester · Manchester local authority: places and applications

Levenshulme High School is part of Greater Manchester Education Trust, which runs 6 schools. The nearest others:

• Whalley Range 11-18 High School Manchester
• Parrs Wood High School Manchester
• Alexandra Park Primary School Stockport
• The East Manchester Academy Manchester
• Queensgate Primary School Stockport

What is Levenshulme High School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Levenshulme High School is Expected standard, from an inspection in September 2026.

When was Levenshulme High School last inspected by Ofsted?

Levenshulme High School was last inspected in September 2026.

How many pupils does Levenshulme High School have?

Levenshulme High School has 1,057 pupils on roll.

What age range does Levenshulme High School cover?

Levenshulme High School for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are Levenshulme High School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 51.2, and 51% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Levenshulme High School?

Levenshulme High School is at Crossley Road, Levenshulme, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M19 1FS.