St Anne's Church of England AcademyEdgar Wood Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
St Anne's Church of England Academy and Edgar Wood Academy are secondary schools.
St Anne's Church of England Academy scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Edgar Wood Academy scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.
St Anne's Church of England Academy was judged Good and Edgar Wood Academy was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 43.3 for St Anne's Church of England Academy and 41.4 for Edgar Wood Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at St Anne's Church of England Academy (44.7 in 2021-22, 43.3 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | ManchesterSt Anne's Church of England Academy | HeywoodEdgar Wood Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D53/100 | D53/100 | |
| Local ranking | 6th of 13 in Rochdale Stronger figure | 12th of 13 in Rochdale | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Free schools | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 817 | 729 | |
| Capacity | 900 | 900 | |
| Location | Manchester, M24 6XN | Heywood, OL10 2QN | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 43.3 Stronger figure | 41.4 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 32.5% Stronger figure | 32.2% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 50.3% | 57.4% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 169 | 115 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 786 | 637 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 51.4% | 45.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 20.4% | 14.4% | |
| SEN support | 18.2% | 13.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.2% | 3.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.8% Stronger figure | 9.7% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 23.5% Stronger figure | 30.7% | 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
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.
St Anne's Church of England Academy
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