Whalley Range 11-18 High School | School performance

70%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

46%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

52.1

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

66%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1276.8

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,647

Pupils · 2024/25

79%

EAL · 2024/25

19%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

70%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

46%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

52.1

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

66%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1276.8

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,647

Pupils · 2024/25

79%

EAL · 2024/25

19%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

70%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

46%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

52.1

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

66%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1276.8

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,647

Pupils · 2024/25

79%

EAL · 2024/25

19%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 28/04/2022

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityManchester

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio15.7:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Whalley Range 11-18 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%

-1pp

71%68%65%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 70%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

46%

-3pp

55%47%39%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 47%

Attainment 8

52.1

+0.2

52.851.249.7

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 52.1

EBacc entry

66%

+3pp

67%57%47%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 67%

EBacc APS

1276.8

-30.0

1315.31266.81218.2

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 1276.8

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Sixth form

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

A-level APS

29.0

-2.7

31.729.327.0

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 29.0

A-level value added

+0.01

+0.20.0-0.2

'17'18'19'24'25

'25 · 0.0

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

10%

-8pp

18%12%7%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 10%

Average A-level grade

C+CC-

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · C

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

1,647

Pupil : teacher ratio

15.7

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

79%

FSM eligible

56%

SEN

18%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

19%

Contact

Address

Wilbraham Road, Whalley Range, Manchester, M16 8GW

Local authority

Manchester

Website

www.wrhs1118.co.uk

Telephone

01618619727

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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%	46%	52.1	Not applicable	66%	1276.8	78%	1,647
2023/24	70%	50%	51.9	+0.79	64%	1306.8	73%	1,662
2022/23	66%	46%	50.0	+0.36	59%	1250.5	65%	1,667
2021/22	71%	55%	52.8	+0.69	61%	1315.3	73%	1,650
2018/19	65%	39%	49.7	+0.74	47%	1218.2	59%	1,575
2017/18	66%	40%	48.7	+0.52	64%	1199.6	75%	1,563
2016/17	63%	47%	48.3	+0.56	60%	—	77%	1,577

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	29.0	C	+0.01	10%	133
2023/24	31.7	C+	+0.01	18%	181
2022/23	27.0	C-	—	10%	141
2021/22	30.4	C	—	6%	126
2018/19	31.6	C	+0.04	10%	127
2017/18	31.6	C	+0.19	0%	110
2016/17	25.6	C-	-0.16	3%	129

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	1,647	15.1	18%	79%	56%	7%	19%
2023/24	1,662	14.9	16%	79%	52%	7%	19%
2022/23	1,667	14.9	11%	77%	50%	8%	22%
2021/22	1,650	14.3	8%	76%	51%	6%	18%
2020/21	1,573	14.7	8%	76%	43%	—	—
2018/19	1,575	15.0	8%	72%	49%	5%	9%
2017/18	—	14.6	—	—	—	4%	9%
2016/17	1,577	15.0	6%	26%	49%	5%	11%