Manchester AcademyTrinity CofE High School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Manchester.

Summary of the comparison

Manchester Academy and Trinity CofE High School are secondary schools in Manchester.

  • Manchester Academy scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Trinity CofE High School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average). Trinity CofE High School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Manchester Academy was judged Good and Trinity CofE High School was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 45.2 for Manchester Academy and 50.0 for Trinity CofE High School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Manchester Academy (41.4 in 2021-22, 45.2 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Trinity CofE High School (55.1 in 2021-22, 50.0 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Manchester Academy versus Trinity CofE High School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ManchesterManchester AcademyManchesterTrinity CofE High SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC60/100C64/100Stronger figure
Local ranking16th of 31 in Manchester 11th of 31 in Manchester Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-16 11-19
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,117 1,503
Capacity1,170 1,500
LocationManchester, M14 4PX Manchester, M15 6HP
GCSE results
Attainment 845.2 50.0 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths37.6% 53.5% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths57.2% 71.5% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc56.3% Stronger figure14.1% 40.5%
EBacc average point score4.22 Stronger figure4.17 4.09
Cohort229 256
A-level results
A-level entriesNot reported131
A-level average pointsNot reported32.9 35.0
A-level average gradeNot reportedC+
Best 3 A-levels pointsNot reported36.2 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjectsNot reported17.3% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,117 1,503
Free school meals (ever 6)57.2% 36.1%
English as an additional language80.9% 33.3%
SEN support11.9% 7.0%
SEN with an EHC plan2.7% 4.9%
Attendance
Overall absence7.8% 5.6% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence21.6% 13.9% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

Manchester Academy

Trinity CofE High School

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