Parrs Wood High School | School performance

70%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

48%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

48.1

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

43%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1269.6

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,867

Pupils · 2024/25

40%

EAL · 2024/25

22%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

70%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

48%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

48.1

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

43%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1269.6

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,867

Pupils · 2024/25

40%

EAL · 2024/25

22%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

70%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

48%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

48.1

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

43%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1269.6

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,867

Pupils · 2024/25

40%

EAL · 2024/25

22%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 16/05/2019

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityManchester

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio16.1:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Parrs Wood High School · Secondary with sixth form · Manchester

Part ofGREATER MANCHESTER EDUCATION TRUST

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

70%

+4pp

76%71%67%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 70%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

48%

+2pp

61%53%46%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 48%

Attainment 8

48.1

+0.9

53.050.147.2

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 48.1

EBacc entry

43%

+13pp

45%37%30%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 43%

EBacc APS

1269.6

+84.8

1496.41340.61184.8

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 1269.6

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS

28.6

+1.2

30.829.127.4

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 28.6

A-level value added

-0.13

+0.2

0.0-0.2-0.3

'17'18'19'24'25

'25 · -0.1

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

10%

+2pp

17%13%8%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 10%

Average A-level grade

CCC-

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · C

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

1,867

Pupil : teacher ratio

16.1

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

40%

FSM eligible

33%

SEN

13%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

22%

Contact

Address

Wilmslow Road, East Didsbury, Manchester, M20 5PG

Local authority

Manchester

Website

https://pwhs.co.uk/

Telephone

01614468640

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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	70%	48%	48.1	Not applicable	43%	1269.6	57%	1,867
2023/24	67%	46%	47.2	-0.07	30%	1184.8	46%	1,915
2022/23	68%	47%	47.3	-0.25	32%	1221.8	49%	1,923
2021/22	76%	61%	53.0	+0.04	30%	1496.4	42%	1,927
2018/19	69%	46%	48.6	-0.05	45%	1322.3	50%	1,983
2017/18	68%	47%	49.9	+0.18	41%	1258.9	47%	1,997
2016/17	69%	45%	50.1	+0.15	56%	—	65%	1,924

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	28.6	C	-0.13	10%	206
2023/24	27.4	C-	-0.28	8%	230
2022/23	30.8	C	—	12%	217
2021/22	29.7	C	—	13%	189
2018/19	28.7	C	-0.06	17%	224
2017/18	26.8	C-	-0.30	12%	211
2016/17	28.0	C-	-0.05	14%	165

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	1,867	16.4	13%	40%	33%	8%	22%
2023/24	1,915	16.5	12%	40%	33%	8%	21%
2022/23	1,923	16.5	12%	26%	33%	10%	28%
2021/22	1,927	16.3	12%	26%	33%	11%	32%
2020/21	1,936	16.8	11%	28%	27%	—	—
2018/19	1,983	16.1	9%	31%	33%	6%	16%
2017/18	—	15.7	—	—	—	6%	14%
2016/17	1,924	15.2	6%	40%	36%	6%	14%