CHS South

State-Funded School

chs-south-manchester-north-west

North WestRegion

ManchesterLocal Authority

Manchester WithingtonConstituency

M21 7SXPostcode

6.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

CHS South is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Manchester, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,177 pupils. CHS South is part of PROSPERE LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 48.3
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 44%
EBacc average point score: 4.27

Ethnicity

White

30%

Asian

17%

Black

20%

Mixed

17%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

13%

Unclassified

Pupils

1,177

Total Pupils

57%Boys

43%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

48%

England average

27%

First language not English

27%

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: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,177
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: PROSPERE LEARNING TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
13 Feb 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	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.