SCHOOL PROFILE

Levenshulme High School

Secondary Academy sponsor led URN 141196
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 1,100 Published school capacity
Capacity used 96.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 11 – 16 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

9 June 2022
Latest published outcome School remains Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Secondary
Gender Girls
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Manchester
Trust GREATER MANCHESTER EDUCATION TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 1,057 1,057 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 1,057 100.0% of pupils
Male pupils 0 0.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

54.6%
29.8 pts above England
School 54.6%
Manchester 46.4%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

65.7%
45.4 pts above England
School 65.7%
Manchester 42.0%
North West 18.1%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

2.9%
1.9 pts above England
School 2.9%
Manchester 1.9%
North West 0.8%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Pakistani
46.2%
488
Unclassified
15.4%
163
Any other Asian background
13.7%
145
Any other ethnic group
5.9%
62
Bangladeshi
5.8%
61
White British
3.9%
41
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 15.0% 158 of 1,057 pupils
5.9 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 15.0%
Manchester 23.4%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 12.8% 135 pupils
England 14.8% 2.0 pts below
EHC plans 2.2% 23 pupils
England 6.0% 3.9 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 55
Speech, language & communication 41
Social, emotional & mental health 33
Autistic spectrum disorder 9
No specialist assessment yet 6
Physical disability 4

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 4 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
ATTAINMENT 8

Average attainment score

52.5 13.3 pts above England
School 52.5
Manchester 45.5
North West 37.7
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 52.7% England 36.0% 16.7 pts above England
English & maths grade 4+ 68.1% England 51.4% 16.7 pts above England
EBacc entry 80.2% England 30.6% 49.6 pts above England
EBacc average point score 5.08 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: 0.91 · 2023/24

Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.88%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.34 pts lower than England
School 5.88%
Manchester 6.82%
North West 6.25%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

12.53%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.28 pts lower than England
School 12.53%
Manchester 18.60%
North West 15.89%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.11%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.69 pts lower than England
School 1.11%
Manchester 2.21%
North West 1.75%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open secondary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

96.1% 3.8 pts above England
Levenshulme High School
96.1%
Manchester
93.3%
North West
91.8%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information