Manchester Communication Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · 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 Communication Academy is a secondary school in Manchester for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 21 May 2024. Manchester has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
Manchester Communication 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
- In 2024/25, 36% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 44.5 (England 46).
- 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.
- 63.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Manchester is 48.4%.
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 207 first-choice applications for 287 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 80 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
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
- Silchester Drive, Harpurhey, Manchester, M40 8NT
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- State-funded
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Manchester
- Pupils on roll
- 1,240 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 63.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 12.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 21 May 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils feel a strong sense of belonging at this vibrant school, which is at the heart of the community.”
- “Pupils are encouraged to take active roles of responsibility both in and outside of the school.”
- “For example, some train as ‘guardian angels’ who support their younger peers.”
To improve
- “However, this is not the case for some pupils in key stage 4.”
- “A small number of these pupils do not receive the help that they need to read well.”
- “A small number of pupils struggle to meet the school’s high expectations of their behaviour and attendance.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 4 July 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) | 36% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 44.5 | 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: 207 first-preference applications, 287 offers in total, 207 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.
- Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The King David High School 1.6 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- The East Manchester Academy 1.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Co-op Academy Manchester 1.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Matthew's RC High School 2.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Co-op Academy North Manchester 2.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Our Lady's RC High School 2.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published