Wright Robinson College

Wright Robinson College is a highly inclusive and successful secondary school where pupils are overwhelmingly proud to attend and thrive academically and personally. Inspectors found exceptional practice in attendance, behaviour, and inclusion, with pupils' attendance consistently high and disadvantaged pupils' attendance above the national average for non-disadvantaged pupils. Behaviour is exemplary, and leaders have created a culture where pupils feel safe, valued, and supported to overcome barriers.

Strengths

• Exceptional attendance and behaviour, with disadvantaged pupils' attendance above the national average
• Outstanding inclusion that ensures all pupils, including those with SEND and disadvantaged pupils, flourish
• High-quality, broad and ambitious curriculum with expert teaching and adaptive support
• Strong leadership and governance with a clear vision and rigorous monitoring systems
• Comprehensive personal development and wellbeing programme with extensive extra-curricular opportunities
• Pupils make strong progress, with disadvantaged pupils attaining well above national averages
• Staff are overwhelmingly happy and benefit from excellent professional development

Areas for Improvement

• Teaching in citizenship and personal, social, health and economic education requires further refinement to enhance impact on pupils' learning

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 Wright Robinson College attended 95.3% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 9.7% 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, 8.8% of pupils at Wright Robinson College were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 6 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 Wright Robinson College had 17.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 14.0% 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, 16.5% of pupils at Wright Robinson College were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 3.0% 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 Wright Robinson College received £8,971 and spent £9,078 for each of its 1,811 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,978,000 (£1,092 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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What is Wright Robinson College's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Wright Robinson College is Strong standard, from an inspection in June 2026.

When was Wright Robinson College last inspected by Ofsted?

Wright Robinson College was last inspected in June 2026.

How many pupils does Wright Robinson College have?

Wright Robinson College has 1,781 pupils on roll.

What age range does Wright Robinson College cover?

Wright Robinson College for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are Wright Robinson College's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 52.2, and 62% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Wright Robinson College?

Wright Robinson College is at Abbey Hey Lane, Gorton, Manchester, M18 8RL.