Didsbury High School: admissions history
How many families applied, how many places there were, and how far the last place went - every year we hold.
For September 2026 entry, 365 families put Didsbury High School as their first choice and 1270 named it as one of their preferences, for 207 places offered. That is 1.8 first choices for every place. 167 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Demand has been fairly steady: 368 first choices in 2021, against 365 in 2026.
Across Manchester, 77% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 95% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in Manchester lodged 503 appeals against secondary school offers; 368 reached a hearing and 60 succeeded (16.3% of those heard).
Applications and offers by year
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 207 | 365 | 1270 | 1.8 | 167 |
| 2025 | 206 | 390 | 1275 | 1.9 | 193 |
| 2024 | 203 | 346 | 1186 | 1.7 | 155 |
| 2023 | 202 | 348 | 1143 | 1.7 | 158 |
| 2022 | 203 | 325 | 802 | 1.6 | 133 |
| 2021 | 209 | 368 | 961 | 1.8 | 178 |
| 2020 | 209 | 378 | 924 | 1.8 | 195 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.