Chorlton High School, Manchester

From the headteacher's welcome: "A warm welcome to Chorlton High School from Zoe Morris, Executive Headteacher , and Geraldine Wilson, Head of School . Chorlton High School is a vibrant and innovative academy, committed to providing an outstanding education for all our students. We're a diverse, multi-cultural, and multi-faith community, fostering strong connections with local primary schools, sixth-form providers, further education colleges, and businesses."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, athletics, coding, STEM and debating.

In 2026, pupils at Chorlton High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 54.5, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 47.3 in Manchester and 47 across England.

66% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 47% in Manchester and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 54.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.23: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 41.7, against 59.5 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 17.8 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 26 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Spanish.

For September 2026 entry, 293 families put Chorlton High School as their first choice and 914 named it as one of their preferences, for 286 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 48 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Chorlton High School are CHS South (0.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.2); Loreto High School Chorlton (0.2 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 42.3); Didsbury High School (0.7 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 57.8); and Whalley Range 11-18 High School (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 52.1).

Chorlton High School's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Chorlton High School is one of 11 schools run by Prospere Learning Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 47 in 2024/25.

185 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Chorlton High School (as of April 2026): 90% would recommend the school, 86% say their child is happy there and 67% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (90%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (67%).

Of the 294 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 87% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 29% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

28.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (49%), Asian (15%) and Mixed (13%).

In 2026, 336 pupils (21.9%) received SEN support and 87 (5.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest tram or metro stop is St Werburgh's Road (Manchester Metrolink), about 240 metres away (roughly a 3-minute walk).

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Formby Avenue (opposite), 140 metres away.

In 2024/25, Chorlton High School issued 118 suspensions, 7.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Chorlton High School are Chorlton Park Primary (0.3 miles), Barlow Hall Primary School (0.7 miles), Brookburn Community School (0.8 miles) and Chorlton CofE Primary School (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.