Chorlton High School

State-Funded School

chorlton-high-school-manchester-north-west

North WestRegion

ManchesterLocal Authority

Manchester WithingtonConstituency

M21 7SLPostcode

8.4

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Chorlton High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Manchester, North West.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 1,532 pupils. Chorlton High School is part of PROSPERE LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 18 Nov 2025 · published 21 Jan 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 54
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 61.2%
EBacc average point score: 5.06

Ethnicity

White

55%

Asian

15%

Black

10%

Mixed

13%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,532

Total Pupils

55%Boys

45%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

30%

England average

27%

First language not English

29%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 1,532
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: PROSPERE LEARNING TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 20 October 2021. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
10 Oct 2011	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.