Didsbury High School

State-Funded School

didsbury-high-school-manchester-north-west

North WestRegion

ManchesterLocal Authority

Manchester WithingtonConstituency

M20 2ETPostcode

9.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Didsbury High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Manchester, North West.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,220 pupils. Didsbury High School is part of The Laurus Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 57.1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 60.6%
EBacc average point score: 5.55

Ethnicity

White

45%

Asian

17%

Black

Mixed

17%

Chinese

Any other group

12%

Unclassified

Pupils

1,220

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

39%

England average

27%

First language not English

31%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 1,220
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: The Laurus Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
10 Mar 2024	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding

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.