The East Manchester 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
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
The East Manchester Academy is a secondary school in Manchester for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 18 March 2025. Manchester has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
The East Manchester 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
- 63.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Manchester is 48%.
- 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 133 first-choice applications for 212 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 79 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 25% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 41.9 (England 46).
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
- 60 Grey Mare Lane, Beswick, Manchester, M11 3DS
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- State-funded
- Council
- Manchester
- Pupils on roll
- 1,035 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 63.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 18 March 2025
Strengths
- “The sense of community is tangible in this inclusive school.”
- “Pupils thrive under the care of staff who know them well.”
- “The ‘REACH’ values of respect, equality, ambition, care and hard work are an everyday part of school life.”
To improve
- “For pupils who sat their GCSEs in 2024, the progress from their starting points in a small number of subjects was lower than the national average.”
- “This is because, in the past, gaps in pupils’ knowledge in these subjects were not identified and addressed well enough.”
- “However, some older pupils are not receiving the support needed to develop their reading skills.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 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) | 25% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 41.9 | 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: 133 first-preference applications, 212 offers in total, 133 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.
- Co-op Academy Belle Vue 1.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Dean Trust Ardwick 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Peter's RC High School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Manchester Communication Academy 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Wright Robinson College 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Trinity CofE High School 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published