Wright Robinson College
Secondary · Academy converter · 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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Wright Robinson College is a secondary school in Manchester for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Manchester has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
Wright Robinson College 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 398 first-choice applications for 344 offers: 1.2 first choices per offer, the 8th highest of 30 Manchester secondary schools.
- 322 of those Year 7 2026 offers went to first-choice families, and 76 first-choice families (19%) were not offered a place.
- In 2026, 270 of the 869 Year 7 applications (31%) came from families living outside Manchester, and 73 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 47% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 49.1 (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
- Abbey Hey Lane, Gorton, Manchester, M18 8RL
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- State-funded
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Manchester
- Pupils on roll
- 1,781 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 47.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 24 March 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are overwhelmingly proud to attend this school.”
- “They are exceedingly happy and feel privileged to be part of ‘Team Wright Robinson’.”
- “Each pupil finds their place here, whether they are new to the country or have special educational needs and/or disabilities.”
To improve
- “Leaders should sustain the effectiveness of their work to further refine the quality of teaching, including in citizenship and personal, social, health and economic education, to continue to enhance the impact that this has on pupils’ learning.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 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) | 47% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 49.1 | 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: 398 first-preference applications, 344 offers in total, 322 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.
- Cedar Mount Academy 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Co-op Academy Belle Vue 1.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Peter's RC High School 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The East Manchester Academy 1.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Dean Trust Ardwick 2.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Manchester Enterprise Academy Central 2.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Levenshulme High School 2.7 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Manchester Academy 3.4 mi Good Last distance published