Whalley Range 11-18 High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · 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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Whalley Range 11-18 High School is a secondary school in Manchester for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 28 April 2022. Manchester has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
Whalley Range 11-18 High 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
- For Year 7 in 2026, every applicant was offered a place, as was the case at 22 of the 29 other Manchester secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 187 first-choice applications for 252 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 65 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- For Year 7 in 2026, 70 of the 547 applications (13%) came from families living outside Manchester, and 41 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 47% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the 5th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Manchester.
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
- Wilbraham Road, Whalley Range, Manchester, M16 8GW
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Sector
- State-funded
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Manchester
- Pupils on roll
- 1,712 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 54.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 28 April 2022
Strengths
- “They all benefit from learning about each other’s cultural differences.”
- “The diverse school community supports pupils’ understanding of tolerance and respect.”
- “Staff expect high standards of conduct.”
To improve
- “However, some teachers miss opportunities to check that all pupils have fully understood the essential knowledge defined in the subject curriculums.”
- “This affects how well some pupils progress through the curriculum.”
- “However, a small minority of pupils did not feel this way.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 June 2022 (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) | 47% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 52.1 | 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: 187 first-preference applications, 252 offers in total, 187 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.
- CHS South 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Chorlton High School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Loreto High School Chorlton 0.9 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Didsbury High School 0.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Manchester Academy 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Trinity CofE High School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Manchester Enterprise Academy Central 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Burnage Academy for Boys 2.0 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published