The East Manchester Academy
60 Grey Mare Lane, Manchester, M11 3DS
1,035 pupils · 94% of 1,100 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- GREATER MANCHESTER EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Free school meals
- 63.1%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2025) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
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 18 March 2025, published 1 May 2025. 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 | 41.9 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 25% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 45.8% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 27.4% |
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 — 0.63 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 212 | 133 | 399 | 189 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 208 | 118 | 330 | 154 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 224 | 109 | 347 | 154 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 189 | 82 | 299 | 113 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 143 | 108 | 232 | 143 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 198 | 83 | 178 | 106 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 196 | 111 | 297 | 160 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 197 | 141 | 291 | 175 |
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
- Co-op Academy Belle Vue 1.7 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Dean Trust Ardwick 1.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Peter's RC High School 2 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Droylsden Academy 2.6 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Fairfield High School for Girls 2.9 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Manchester Communication Academy 3 km · Good (2024) · previous system
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.