Levenshulme High School, Manchester

From the headteacher's welcome: "I joined Levenshulme High School in January 2026 and I can tell you that it is a delight and privilege to lead this prestigious, high-achieving and deeply caring organisation. Our talented and diverse learner cohort are supported here by a true home-school partnership. Our school values underpin this partnership and all aspects of ethos and culture."

In 2026, pupils at Levenshulme High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 51.2, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 47.3 in Manchester and 47 across England.

51% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 47% in Manchester and 47% in England.

That is down from 52.5 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.91: pupils made well 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 47.3, against 57.6 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 10.3 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 23 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and History.

For September 2026 entry, 222 families put Levenshulme High School as their first choice and 527 named it as one of their preferences, for 211 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 29 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Levenshulme High School are Manchester Enterprise Academy Central (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.3); Burnage Academy for Boys (0.8 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 51.9); Cedar Mount Academy (1.2 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 40.5); and Priestnall School (1.4 miles, Attainment 8 55.8).

Levenshulme High School's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Levenshulme High School is one of 6 schools run by Greater Manchester Education Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 48.8 in 2024/25.

Of the 199 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 90% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 23% to a further education college and 1% to an apprenticeship.

54.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 65.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (68%) and other ethnic groups (6%).

In 2026, 135 pupils (12.8%) received SEN support and 23 (2.2%) 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 a moderate learning difficulty.

The nearest railway station is Levenshulme Rail Station, about 770 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Crompton Road (near), 120 metres away.

In 2024/25, Levenshulme High School issued 70 suspensions, 6.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Levenshulme High School are Acacias Community Primary School (0.2 miles); St Mary's RC Primary School, Manchester, A Voluntary Academy (0.2 miles); Alma Park Primary School (0.3 miles); and Cringle Brook Primary School (0.3 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.