Didsbury High School | Secondary with sixth form in Manchester | Ofsted & DfE

80%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

61%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

57.1

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

87%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1210.7

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,181

Pupils · 2024/25

34%

EAL · 2024/25

24%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

80%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

61%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

57.1

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

87%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1210.7

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,181

Pupils · 2024/25

34%

EAL · 2024/25

24%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

80%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

61%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

57.1

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

87%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1210.7

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,181

Pupils · 2024/25

34%

EAL · 2024/25

24%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 30/01/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityManchester

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio13.6:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterNone

StatusOpen

Overview of Didsbury High School · Secondary with sixth form · Manchester

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2021/22

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

80%

+0pp

80%80%80%

'24'25

'25 · 80%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

61%

+1pp

61%60%60%

'24'25

'25 · 61%

Attainment 8

57.1

-0.2

57.357.257.1

'24'25

'25 · 57.1

EBacc entry

87%

-2pp

89%88%87%

'24'25

'25 · 87%

EBacc APS

1210.7

+58.6

1210.71181.51152.2

'24'25

'25 · 1210.7

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2024/25

A-level APS

37.5

37.537.537.5

'25

'25 · 37.5

A-level value added

-0.18

-0.2-0.2-0.2

'25

'25 · -0.2

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

17%

17%17%17%

'25

'25 · 17%

Average A-level grade

B-

B-B-B-

'25

'25 · B-

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

1,181

Pupil : teacher ratio

13.6

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

34%

FSM eligible

40%

SEN

22%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

24%

Contact

Address

4 The Avenue, Didsbury, Manchester, M20 2ET

Local authority

Manchester

Website

www.didsburyhighschool.org.uk

Telephone

01615075600

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

Year	GCSE 9–4	GCSE 5+	Attainment 8	Progress 8	EBacc entry	EBacc APS	EBacc lang entry	Cohort
2024/25	80%	61%	57.1	Not applicable	87%	1210.7	92%	1,181
2023/24	80%	60%	57.3	+0.67	89%	1152.2	94%	1,089
2022/23	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	846
2021/22	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	632

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	37.5	B-	-0.18	17%	29

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	1,181	12.7	22%	34%	40%	8%	24%
2023/24	1,089	12.7	22%	30%	36%	8%	22%
2022/23	846	12.9	23%	29%	37%	7%	20%
2021/22	632	13.4	21%	27%	35%	6%	15%
2020/21	424	13.8	20%	26%	36%	—	—