Manchester Communication Academy
Silchester Drive, Harpurhey, Manchester, M40 8NT
Local ranking14th of 35 secondary schools in Manchester
Ofsted: Good
Secondary
Phase
1200
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 44.5
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 35.9%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 59.9%
- Entering EBacc
- 57.3%
- EBacc APS
- 4.0
- Cohort Size
- 262
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
- 645 (50%)
- Girls
- 654 (50%)
- Capacity
- 1200 (108% 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
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 7.9%
- Persistent Absence
- 20.1%
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
Loading chart
- White British: 39.0%
- Black Other: 12.5%
- Asian Pakistani: 8.9%
- White Other: 8.3%
- Other: 8.3%
- Mixed Other: 4.8%
- Mixed White & Black African: 3.2%
- Black African: 3.2%
39.0%
White British
12.5%
Black Other
8.9%
Asian Pakistani
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 136105
- UKPRN
- 10030221
- Establishment No.
- 6913
- Trust
- GREATER MANCHESTER ACADEMIES TRUST