Manchester Communication Academy
Silchester Drive, Manchester, M40 8NT
1,240 pupils · 103% of 1,200 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- GREATER MANCHESTER ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Free school meals
- 63.1%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 21 May 2024, published 3 July 2024. 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 | 44.5 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 35.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 59.9% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 57.3% |
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 — 0.72 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 287 | 207 | 624 | 240 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 234 | 178 | 580 | 231 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 294 | 229 | 613 | 280 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 262 | 223 | 623 | 262 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 236 | 226 | 480 | 236 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 239 | 208 | 452 | 239 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 248 | 215 | 486 | 248 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 236 | 169 | 444 | 192 |
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
- Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester 1 km · Most areas: Exceptional (2026)
- Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester 1.2 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- The King David High School 2.5 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- The East Manchester Academy 3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Co-op Academy Manchester 3 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Beis Yaakov High School 3.1 km · No overall grade (2024)
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.