Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester
Ofsted: Exceptional
Score
B84
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Manchester, M8 8DT
- Distance
- 1.1km away
Manchester Communication Academy
Silchester Drive, Harpurhey, Manchester, M40 8NT
Local ranking18th of 32 secondary schools in Manchester
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1200
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 21 May 2024. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 44.9 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 42.2% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 62.7% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 249
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 84.0%
- Continued in education
- 81.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 9.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1299
- Boys
- 605 (49%)
- Girls
- 635 (51%)
- Capacity
- 1200 (103% full)
- SEND
- 22.7%
- FSM Eligible
- 64.0%
- EAL
- 42.8%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 4.6%
- SEN Support
- 18.1%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 13.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 97.2
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,961/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 7.9% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 20.1% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 33.0%
- Black African: 18.2%
- Black Other: 10.6%
- Other: 8.3%
- Asian Pakistani: 7.5%
- White Other: 7.0%
- Mixed Other: 4.1%
- Mixed White & Black African: 2.7%
33.0%
White British
18.2%
Black African
10.6%
Black Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Silchester Drive
Manchester, North West
Administrative
- URN
- 136105
- UKPRN
- 10030221
- Establishment No.
- 6913
- Trust
- GREATER MANCHESTER ACADEMIES TRUST
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