Didsbury High SchoolCHS South
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Manchester.
Summary of the comparison
Didsbury High School and CHS South are secondary schools in Manchester.
Didsbury High School scores 73 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and CHS South scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average). Didsbury High School is ahead on our composite score.
Didsbury High School was judged Outstanding and CHS South was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 57.1 for Didsbury High School and 48.3 for CHS South.
GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at CHS South (45.8 in 2022-23, 48.3 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | ManchesterDidsbury High School | ManchesterCHS South | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B73/100Stronger figure | C59/100 | |
| Local ranking | 5th of 31 in Manchester Stronger figure | 18th of 31 in Manchester | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Free schools | Free schools | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,181 | 1,128 | |
| Capacity | 1,350 | 1,200 | |
| Location | Manchester, M20 2ET | Manchester, M21 7SX | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 57.1 Stronger figure | 48.3 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 60.6% Stronger figure | 44.0% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 79.8% Stronger figure | 71.4% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 87.2% Stronger figure | 53.1% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.55 Stronger figure | 4.27 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 218 | 175 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 29 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 37.5 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B- | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 37.9 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 17.2% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,181 | 1,128 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 40.4% | 52.9% | |
| English as an additional language | 33.8% | 29.0% | |
| SEN support | 17.6% | 12.2% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.8% | 4.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.2% | 6.6% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 23.7% | 17.0% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Didsbury High School
CHS South
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