Whalley Range 11-18 High School

State-Funded School

whalley-range-11-18-high-school-manchester-north-west

North WestRegion

ManchesterLocal Authority

Manchester RusholmeConstituency

M16 8GWPostcode

7.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Whalley Range 11-18 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 1,712 pupils. Whalley Range 11-18 High School is part of GREATER MANCHESTER EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 52.1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 46.5%
EBacc average point score: 4.91

Ethnicity

White

Asian

59%

Black

11%

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

19%

Unclassified

Pupils

1,712

Total Pupils

0%Boys

100%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

55%

England average

27%

First language not English

80%

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: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,712
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least 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.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 28 April 2022. 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
12 Nov 2012	Outstanding	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.