Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester
Secondary · Free schools · 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
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester is a secondary school in Manchester for ages 11–18 (free schools). Manchester has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester 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 2026 there were 214 first-choice applications for 139 offers; 137 went to first-choice families, and 77 first-choice families (36%) were not offered a place.
- Of 373 applications in all for Year 7 2026, 39 (10%) came from families living outside Manchester, and 8 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 64% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 2nd 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
- 40 Rayburn Way, Manchester, M8 8DT
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Sector
- State-funded
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Muslim
- Council
- Manchester
- Pupils on roll
- 659 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 45.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 12 May 2026
Strengths
- “Care, compassion and consistency define a pupil’s journey through Eden Girls’ Leadership Academy.”
- “Pupils, regardless of any barriers to learning or wellbeing, flourish.”
- “The school is an oasis of calm routine that helps pupils to feel safe.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 June 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) | 64% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 58.2 | 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: 214 first-preference applications, 139 offers in total, 137 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 Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester 0.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Manchester Communication Academy 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- The King David High School 1.4 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- The East Manchester Academy 2.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Co-op Academy Manchester 2.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Trinity CofE High School 2.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Co-op Academy North Manchester 2.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Matthew's RC High School 2.6 mi Not judged Last distance published