Manchester Enterprise Academy
Simonsway, Wythenshawe, M22 9RH
1,145 pupils · 90% of 1,270 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- PROSPERE LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Free school meals
- 58.6%
Ofsted
Urgent improvement (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Urgent improvement |
| Achievement | Urgent improvement |
| Attendance and behaviour | Urgent improvement |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Urgent improvement |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 27 January 2026, published 28 April 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 37.5 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 27.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 47.1% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 41.3% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.51 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 195 | 99 | 226 | 143 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 232 | 140 | 293 | 181 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 196 | 101 | 243 | 123 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 242 | 188 | 385 | 223 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 233 | 209 | 325 | 233 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 234 | 237 | 352 | 234 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 232 | 175 | 305 | 203 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 239 | 266 | 390 | 239 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Saint Paul's Catholic High School 0.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Dixons Newall Green Academy 1.3 km · No Ofsted rating
- Dixons Brooklands Academy 2.9 km · No overall grade (2024)
- The Kingsway School 3 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Saint Ambrose College 3.5 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2025)
- Altrincham College 3.6 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.