Cedar Mount Academy
Gorton Education Village, Gorton, M18 7DT
724 pupils · 80% of 900 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- BRIGHT FUTURES EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Free school meals
- 63.7%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 27 January 2026, published 22 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 | 37.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 30.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 47% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 78.3% |
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 — 0.47 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 99 | 47 | 212 | 56 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 120 | 48 | 194 | 61 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 94 | 41 | 205 | 53 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 87 | 46 | 165 | 50 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 66 | 52 | 143 | 66 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 108 | 53 | 122 | 65 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 178 | 66 | 164 | 92 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 177 | 66 | 131 | 72 |
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
- St Peter's RC High School 1.5 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Co-op Academy Belle Vue 1.7 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Manchester Enterprise Academy Central 2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Levenshulme High School 2 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Reddish Vale High School 2.1 km · Inadequate (2024) · previous system
- Wright Robinson College 2.3 km · Most areas: Strong 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.