Manchester Enterprise Academy Central

State-Funded School

manchester-enterprise-academy-central-manchester-north-west

North WestRegion

ManchesterLocal Authority

Manchester RusholmeConstituency

M14 6PLPostcode

6.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Manchester Enterprise Academy Central 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 1,049 pupils. Manchester Enterprise Academy Central is part of PROSPERE LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 46.1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 44%
EBacc average point score: 4.09

Ethnicity

White

16%

Asian

59%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,049

Total Pupils

59%Boys

41%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

53%

England average

27%

First language not English

67%

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: 1,049
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
31 Mar 2022	Outstanding	Good	Outstanding	Outstanding	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.