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Meade Hill School

Chain Road, Higher Blackley, Manchester, Lancashire, M9 6GN ·

Ofsted:Good· 2024
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At a glance

A state special school for ages 11–16 in Manchester. Confirmed as Good at an ungraded Ofsted inspection (June 2024). Results aren't compared with the England average for special schools.

Ages
11–16
Pupils
205
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Admissions
Non-selective
Local authority
Manchester
Academy trust
AMBITION COMMUNITY TRUST
Headteacher
Ms Anna Mullan
Opened
Jan 2025

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Latest ungraded inspection (20 Jun 2024): School remains Good

The school's last graded inspection took place before 2019.

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 62 pupils

Attainment 8
6.8
England 46.1
Grade 5+ Eng & maths
1.6%
England 45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & maths
3.2%
England 64.8%
Progress 8
-2.03
2023/24 · CI -2.46 to -1.59
This school
6.8
Manchester
44.8
England
46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Earlier years include results published for this school's predecessor (URN 105614), for example before it converted to an academy.

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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No school-level applications data is published for this school. It may admit pupils at a different age, or be a special or post-16 provider.

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils
195
Capacity
207
99% full
Girls / boys
23/77
Mixed
  • Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)81.5%
  • English as an additional language3.1%
  • SEN support0%
  • Education, Health and Care plan100%
  • The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.
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