Parrs Wood High School
Wilmslow Road, Manchester, M20 5PG
1,786 pupils · 96% of 1,854 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- GREATER MANCHESTER EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 30.3%
Ofsted
Standards maintained (2025) — Ungraded inspection — “Standards maintained” (no overall grade issued)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 5 March 2025, published 5 May 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 48.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 47.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 70.3% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 42.6% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.85 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 292 | 249 | 858 | 292 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 292 | 239 | 888 | 292 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 291 | 222 | 873 | 291 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 292 | 290 | 953 | 292 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 290 | 239 | 773 | 290 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 297 | 243 | 800 | 297 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 297 | 218 | 830 | 297 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 298 | 231 | 827 | 298 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- The Barlow RC High School 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Priestnall School 1.8 km · Requires improvement (2019) · previous system
- The Kingsway School 2.3 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Burnage Academy for Boys 2.5 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Stockport Academy 2.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Laurus Cheadle Hulme 3.1 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.