The King David High School, Manchester

Ofsted's report card from its 23 June 2026 inspection grades The King David High School on 7 areas: 3 strong standard and 4 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Strong standard. "Over time, pupils develop deep knowledge and skills across the curriculum because teaching builds securely on what they have learned before."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "The programme for personal development and wellbeing is far-reaching and thoughtfully tailored to the needs and context of pupils."

Post-16 provision - Strong standard. "Leaders hold ambitious expectations for all students in the sixth form."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "School leaders hold a clear commitment to securing excellent attendance for all pupils."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have designed a well-sequenced and varied curriculum."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders are committed to inclusion at The King David High School."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders and governors have a deep understanding of their school community."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that all staff use the information they receive about pupils' individual needs and barriers to learning so that all pupils' needs are met effectively"; "Leaders should continue to fully embed their agreed teaching approaches to strengthen consistency in the quality of teaching across all subjects, both to secure and deepen pupils' knowledge and to ensure that pupils make as much progress through the curriculum as they can"; "Leaders should ensure that all subject leaders are well trained and supported to monitor their subject curriculums effectively, so that both curriculum delivery and pupils' learning are consistently as strong as possible".

From the headteacher's welcome: "Our school is widely recognised for its warm, ambitious, and inclusive atmosphere. Dedicated teaching and support staff place pupils at the heart of school life, ensuring each child is both supported and challenged."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, cricket, basketball, badminton, swimming, drama, choir, orchestra and chess.

In 2026, pupils at The King David High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 52.7, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 47.3 in Manchester and 47 across England.

54% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 47% in Manchester and 47% in England.

That is down from 55.4 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.5: 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 46.7, against 53.7 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 7 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 23 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Physics and Biology.

For September 2026 entry, 94 families put The King David High School as their first choice and 204 named it as one of their preferences, for 87 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 13 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to The King David High School are Abraham Moss Community School (0.5 miles, Attainment 8 38.8); Beis Yaakov High School (0.8 miles, Inadequate, Attainment 8 50.4); St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy (1.1 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 46.7); and Co-op Academy Manchester (1.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.5).

The King David High School's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Of the 116 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 90% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 14% to a further education college and 4% into work.

Of the 95 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 39% went on to university or other higher education, 4% to apprenticeships and 21% into work. 29% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

15.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 9.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 167 pupils (23.6%) received SEN support and 24 (3.4%) 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 King David High School had 59 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 Crumpsall (Manchester Metrolink), about 290 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).

20 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Seymour Road (e-bound), 120 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood The King David High School 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, The King David High School issued 81 suspensions, 10.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to The King David High School are King David Primary School (under 0.1 miles), Cravenwood Primary Academy (0.2 miles), St Anne's RC Primary School Crumpsall Manchester (0.3 miles) and Crumpsall Lane Primary School (0.4 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.