Manchester Enterprise Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Wythenshawe, Manchester
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Manchester City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
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Manchester Enterprise Academy is a secondary school in Wythenshawe, Manchester for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Manchester has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
Manchester Enterprise Academy 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
- Every applicant was offered a Year 7 place in 2026, as at 22 of the 29 other Manchester secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- Year 7 2026 had 99 first-choice applications for 195 offers, and 96 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- For Year 7 2026 the figure was 0.5 first choices per offer, the 3rd lowest of 30 Manchester secondary schools.
- In 2024/25, 28% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Manchester schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Simonsway, Wythenshawe, M22 9RH
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- State-funded
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Manchester
- Pupils on roll
- 1,145 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 58.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 27 January 2026
Strengths
- “Many pupils express a desire to work hard and achieve highly, and these pupils behave well.”
- “Typically, pupils trust staff to care for them.”
- “They know that there are staff they can talk to when they have a worry or concern.”
To improve
- “The expectations that trustees and leaders have for pupils' academic achievement is low.”
- “This includes for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities and those with additional barriers, such as pupils who speak English as an additional language.”
- “There are considerable weaknesses in how well teachers deliver the curriculum for all pupils.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 April 2026 (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) | 28% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 37.5 | 46 |
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: 99 first-preference applications, 195 offers in total, 99 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 Manchester.
- Saint Paul's Catholic High School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Dixons Newall Green Academy 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Dixons Brooklands Academy 1.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Parrs Wood High School 2.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- The Barlow RC High School 3.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Didsbury High School 3.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Loreto High School Chorlton 3.6 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Chorlton High School 3.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published