Parrs Wood High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Manchester
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
2.275 miles
Published by Manchester City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
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Parrs Wood High School is a secondary school in Manchester for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 5 March 2025. Manchester has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
Parrs Wood 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 | 2.275 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026, the last child offered a Year 7 place lived 2.275 miles away, the longest of 7 Manchester secondary schools with a published last distance (this one included).
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 249 first-choice applications for 292 offers; 222 offers went to first-choice families, and 27 first-choice families (11%) were not offered a place.
- 48% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths in 2024/25 (England 45%), 4th lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Manchester.
- At A level in 2024/25 the average grade was C (England B-), and progress from GCSE to A level was below average.
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
- Wilmslow Road, East Didsbury, Manchester, M20 5PG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Sector
- State-funded
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Manchester
- Pupils on roll
- 1,786 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 29.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 5 March 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils and students in the sixth form are proud to be part of this diverse community.”
- “Pupils enjoy coming to school.”
- “They feel safe when they are in school and know who to speak to if they are worried or upset.”
To improve
- “The changes have been made to improve outcomes, which in 2024, the published data shows were below national average by the end of Year 13.”
- “However, the impact of these changes varies between subjects.”
- “This affects how well some students progress through some subject curriculums.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 May 2025 (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) | 48% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 48.1 | 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: 249 first-preference applications, 292 offers in total, 222 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.
- The Barlow RC High School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Burnage Academy for Boys 1.5 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Didsbury High School 2.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Levenshulme High School 2.3 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Loreto High School Chorlton 2.5 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- CHS South 2.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Whalley Range 11-18 High School 2.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Chorlton High School 2.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published