Didsbury High School
4 The Avenue, Didsbury, Manchester, M20 2ET
Local ranking6th of 35 secondary schools in Manchester
Ofsted: Outstanding
Secondary
Phase
1350
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 57.1
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 60.6%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 79.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 87.2%
- EBacc APS
- 5.5
- Cohort Size
- 218
A-Level Results
2024-25B-
Avg A-Level Grade
37.5
Avg Points/Entry
37.9
Best 3 A-Levels
29
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 17.2%
- 16-18 Cohort
- 108
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1181
- Boys
- 609 (52%)
- Girls
- 572 (48%)
- Capacity
- 1350 (87% full)
- SEND
- 22.4%
- FSM Eligible
- 40.4%
- EAL
- 33.8%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 4.8%
- SEN Support
- 17.6%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 12.8:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 92.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,721/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 8.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 23.7%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 39.8%
- Asian Pakistani: 11.8%
- Mixed Other: 6.5%
- White Other: 6.1%
- Other: 6.1%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 6.0%
- Black Caribbean: 6.0%
- Asian Other: 4.2%
39.8%
White British
11.8%
Asian Pakistani
6.5%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 143729
- UKPRN
- 10083790
- Establishment No.
- 4009
- Trust
- THE LAURUS TRUST