Wright Robinson College

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-16
Religion Unknown
Address Abbey Hey Lane
Gorton
Manchester
M18 8RL
Phone 01613705121
Reference Number 146239

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1810
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.22%
Girls: 48.78%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 46.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 25.7%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 24.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 180 195 375
8 172 186 358
9 192 165 357
10 180 169 349
11 203 168 371

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 39.6%
African 18.7%
Unclassified 6.7%
White, Other 4.8%
White & Black (Caribbean) 3.9%
Pakistani 3.7%
Mixed, Other 3.4%
White & Black (African) 2.8%
Caribbean 2.2%
Chinese 1.5%
Indian 1.4%
Asian, Other 1.4%
White & Asian 0.8%
Irish 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating As of September 2024, Ofsted no longer give a one word rating for schools. See our blog post for more details.
Last Report Date 2021-11-19
Date Report
2021-10-06 School inspectionSchool inspection, PDF - 19 November 2021
2019-11-06 Academy conversion letterAcademy conversion letter, PDF - 06 November 2019
2016-03-01 Full inspection:OutstandingFull inspection, PDF - 23 March 2016
2014-02-26 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 21 March 2014
2012-09-20 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 12 October 2012
2011-05-09 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 07 June 2011
2009-05-06 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 31 July 2009
2008-01-09 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 28 January 2008
2006-09-22 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 25 May 2007
2003-04-28 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 10 September 2003
2016-03-01 Full inspection:OutstandingFull inspection, PDF - 23 March 2016
2014-02-26 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 21 March 2014
2012-09-20 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 12 October 2012
2011-05-09 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 07 June 2011
2009-05-06 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 31 July 2009
2008-01-09 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 28 January 2008
2006-09-22 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 25 May 2007
2003-04-28 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 10 September 2003

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 46.8% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 68.1% 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 266 34
Third Preference 173 8
From another Local Authority 310 90

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Name Distance
St Anne's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Clarendon Road, Audenshaw, Manchester, M34 5QA
0.42 miles
Abbey Hey Primary Academy
Abbey Hey Lane, Gorton, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M18 8PF
0.49 miles
St Clement's CofE Primary School
Abbey Hey Lane, Higher Openshaw, Manchester, M11 1LR
0.5 miles
Fairfield Road Primary School
Grove Street, Droylsden, Manchester, M43 6AF
0.7 miles
St James' CofE Primary School Gorton
Stelling Street, Gorton, Manchester, M18 8LW
0.77 miles
Varna Community Primary School
Chisholm Street, Openshaw, Manchester, M11 2LE
0.85 miles
Denton West End Primary School
Balmoral Drive, Denton, Manchester, Lancashire, M34 2JX
0.86 miles
Oasis Academy Aspinal
Broadacre Road, Gorton, Manchester, M18 7NY
0.91 miles
Old Hall Drive Academy
Old Hall Drive, Gorton, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M18 7FU
0.96 miles
Manchester Road Primary Academy
Manchester Road, Droylsden, Manchester, Lancashire, M43 6GD
1.01 miles
St Mary's CofE Primary School
Church Street, Droylsden, Manchester, M43 7BR
1.01 miles
Higher Openshaw Community School
Saunton Road, Higher Openshaw, Manchester, M11 1AJ
1.04 miles
Sacred Heart RC Primary School
Knutsford Road, Gorton, Manchester, M18 7NJ
1.07 miles
Audenshaw Primary School
Ash Street, Audenshaw, Manchester, M34 5NG
1.13 miles
Dane Bank Primary School
Thornley Lane South, Reddish, Stockport, Cheshire, SK5 6QG
1.16 miles
Moorside Primary School
Market Street, Droylsden, Manchester, M43 7DA
1.22 miles
Aldwyn Primary School
Lumb Lane, Audenshaw, Manchester, M34 5SF
1.25 miles
St Stephen's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Chappell Road, Droylsden, Manchester, M43 7NA
1.33 miles
Rushbrook Primary Academy
Shillingford Road, Gorton, Manchester, Lancashire, M18 7TN
1.34 miles
Greenside Primary School
Greenside Lane, Droylsden, Manchester, M43 7RA
1.37 miles
Name Distance
Fairfield High School for Girls
Fairfield Avenue, Droylsden, Manchester, M43 6AB
0.6 miles
Droylsden Academy
MANOR ROAD, DROYLSDEN, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M43 6QD
1.11 miles
Music Stuff
Unit 2, The Cuthbert Centre, 877 Ashton Old Road, Manchester, M11 2NA
1.29 miles
Progress Schools - Gorton
Hideout Youth Zone, 1 Queens Avenue, Manchester, M12 5PX
1.33 miles
Denton Community Academy
Taylor Lane, Denton, Manchester, Lancashire, M34 3NG
1.33 miles
Audenshaw School
Hazel Street, Audenshaw, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M34 5NB
1.38 miles
Cedar Mount Academy
GORTON EDUCATION VILLAGE, 50 WEMBLEY ROAD, GORTON, GREATER MANCHESTER, M18 7DT
1.44 miles
Melland High School
GORTON EDUCATION VILLAGE, 50 WEMBLEY ROAD, GORTON, GREATER MANCHESTER, M18 7DT
1.44 miles
Reddish Hall School
Denstone Road, Reddish, Stockport, Cheshire, SK5 6UY
1.47 miles
Co-op Academy Belle Vue
450 Hyde Road, Manchester, M12 4BA
1.47 miles
LTE Group
Whitworth House, Whitworth St, Openshaw, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M11 2WH
1.48 miles
Grange School
Matthews Lane, Gorton, Manchester, M12 4GR
1.57 miles
St Peter's RC High School
Kirkmanshulme Lane, Greater Manchester, M12 4WB
1.7 miles
Connell Co-Op College
301 Alan Turing Way, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M11 3BS
1.84 miles
The East Manchester Academy
60 Grey Mare Lane, Beswick, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M11 3DS
1.91 miles
St Thomas More RC College
Town Lane, Denton, Manchester, M34 6AF
1.93 miles
Laurus Ryecroft
Lumb Lane, Droylsden, Manchester, M43 7LJ
1.98 miles
Reddish Vale High School
Reddish Vale Road, Reddish, Stockport, Cheshire, SK5 7HD
2.02 miles
Ashlea House School
Ashlea House, 474 Stockport Road, Denton, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M34 6ET
2.25 miles
Manchester Vocational and Learning Academy
19 Albert Road, Manchester, M19 2EQ
2.31 miles
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