The King David High School

State-Funded School

the-king-david-high-school-manchester-north-west

North WestRegion

ManchesterLocal Authority

Blackley and Middleton SouthConstituency

M8 5DYPostcode

1.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

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

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 708 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 55.4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 59.3%
EBacc average point score: 4.98

Ethnicity

White

90%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Pupils

708

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

16%

England average

27%

First language not English

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: Less deprived
Total pupils: 708
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
17 Jul 2023	Good	Good	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
14 Mar 2022	Inadequate	Good	Inadequate	Good	Inadequate
28 May 2015	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	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.