Ellesmere Park High School, Manchester

In its own words: "Ellesmere Park High School is a vibrant school, where every individual is encouraged to be expressive, creative, and enjoy their learning in a positive atmosphere. Our School is inclusive, ensuring everyone who comes here is valued and thrives in a safe, caring, and supportive environment. We welcome everyone to our diverse community and encourage friendly and mutually respectful relationships."

From the headteacher's welcome: "This is a school that is vibrant and encourages every individual to be expressive, creative and enjoy their learning in a positive atmosphere. It gives me great pleasure to be the Principal of a school that is inclusive and makes all its members feel valued, safe, supported, and cared for."

In 2026, pupils at Ellesmere Park High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 48.9, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.9 in Salford and 47 across England.

50% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 45% in Salford and 47% in England.

That is up from 45.8 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.28: pupils made below 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 38.5, against 53.1 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 14.6 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 19 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Art and Design and Business Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 177 families put Ellesmere Park High School as their first choice and 481 named it as one of their preferences, for 173 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 36 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Ellesmere Park High School are All Hallows RC High School (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 51.7); Moorside High School (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 40.1); Barton Moss Education Centre (1.2 miles); and Buile Hill Academy (1.3 miles, Attainment 8 46.1).

Ellesmere Park High School's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

Ellesmere Park High School is one of 8 schools run by Consilium Academies, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 39.6 in 2024/25.

Of the 150 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 85% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 73% to a further education college, 4% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

In 2026, 259 pupils (31.7%) received SEN support and 55 (6.7%) 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.

Ellesmere Park High School has a resourced provision for autism: 20 places, 31 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Eccles Rail Station, about 780 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Chatsworth Road (adjacent), 170 metres away.

In 2024/25, Ellesmere Park High School issued 162 suspensions, 20.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 3 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Ellesmere Park High School are Clarendon Road Community Primary School (0.3 miles), Monton Green Primary School (0.5 miles), Light Oaks Junior School (0.6 miles) and Light Oaks Infant School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.