Parrs Wood High School

State-Funded School

parrs-wood-high-school-manchester-north-west

North WestRegion

ManchesterLocal Authority

Manchester WithingtonConstituency

M20 5PGPostcode

6.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

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

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,786 pupils. Parrs Wood High School is part of GREATER MANCHESTER EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 48.1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 47.6%
EBacc average point score: 4.29

Ethnicity

White

43%

Asian

31%

Black

Mixed

12%

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,786

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

29%

England average

27%

First language not English

35%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

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: 1,786
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: GREATER MANCHESTER EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

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

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 5 March 2025. 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
24 Dec 2013	Good	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.