Manchester Communication Academy, Manchester

In its own words: "The proof of our success is demonstrated by the quality of the daily experience we provide for young people. We have the highest expectations in terms of teaching, learning and the standards our students achieve. We work on the principles that every child can be successful. British Values are vital to the mission of MCA."

Coming up: an admissions event on Friday 6 November 2026 and an admissions event on Tuesday 19 January 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Manchester Communication Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 44.9, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 47.3 in Manchester and 47 across England.

42% 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 44.5.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.15: 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 39.9, against 52.6 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 12.7 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 25 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Art and Design and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 207 families put Manchester Communication Academy as their first choice and 624 named it as one of their preferences, for 287 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Manchester Communication Academy are Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester (0.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 61.8); Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48.5); Abraham Moss Community School (1.1 miles, Attainment 8 38.8); and The King David High School (1.6 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 52.7).

Manchester Communication Academy's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Manchester Communication Academy is one of 2 schools run by Greater Manchester Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Of the 221 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 81% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 46% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

63.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 40% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (32%), Black (27%) and Asian (11%).

Manchester Communication Academy had 103 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Monsall Station (Manchester Metrolink), about 270 metres away (roughly a 3-minute walk).

19 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Manchester Communication Academy, 120 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Manchester Communication Academy stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Manchester Communication Academy issued 628 suspensions, 48.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to Manchester Communication Academy are Manchester Communication Primary Academy (0.1 miles); St Augustine's CofE Primary School (0.3 miles); St Edmund's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (0.3 miles); and Saviour CofE Primary School (0.4 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.