Manchester Mesivta School
Secondary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 11–18 · Prestwich, Bury
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Bury Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Unlock every school · £9.99 Open on the map →Manchester Mesivta School is a secondary school in Prestwich, Bury for ages 11–18 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 30 January 2024. Bury has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
Manchester Mesivta School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Free school meal eligibility is 2.6% of pupils, against a middle figure of 31.4% across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Bury.
- Year 7 2026 drew 43 first-choice applications for 41 offers; 41 offers went to first-choice families, and 2 first-choice families (5%) were not offered a place.
- Of the 45 applications for Year 7 2026, 19 (42%) came from families living outside Bury, and 15 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 30% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the average A level grade was C- (England B-).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Bury schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Beechwood, Charlton Avenue, Prestwich, M25 0PH
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Jewish
- Council
- Bury
- Pupils on roll
- 233 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 2.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 30 January 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils, and students in the sixth form, enjoy coming to this school.”
- “They feel part of a tight-knit community.”
- “Pupils and staff said that there is a ‘family’ feel to the school.”
To improve
- “However, staff do not apply this new code consistently well.”
- “This means that some pupils do not behave as well as expected in some lessons and around the corridors at breaktimes and lunchtimes.”
- “However, some pupils do not have the opportunity to learn a curriculum which is broad and balanced and in line with the national curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 March 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 30% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 39.3 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 43 first-preference applications, 41 offers in total, 41 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Bury.
- St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Heys School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Parrenthorn High School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Philips High School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Unsworth Academy 2.6 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Star Radcliffe Academy 3.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Derby High School 4.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bury Church of England High School 4.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published