Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester
40 Rayburn Way, Manchester, M8 8DT
659 pupils · 82% of 800 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- Muslim
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- STAR ACADEMIES
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 45.6%
Ofsted
Exceptional (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Exceptional |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Exceptional |
| Achievement | Exceptional |
| Attendance and behaviour | Exceptional |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Exceptional |
| Leadership and governance | Exceptional |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 12 May 2026, published 18 June 2026. 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 | 58.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 64.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 77.5% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 93% |
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?
Oversubscribed — 1.54 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 139 | 214 | 373 | 139 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 143 | 227 | 397 | 143 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 117 | 238 | 405 | 117 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 123 | 268 | 404 | 123 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 122 | 208 | 278 | 122 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 123 | 234 | 320 | 123 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 124 | 266 | 365 | 124 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 120 | 210 | 299 | 120 |
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
- Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester 0.2 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- Manchester Communication Academy 1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- The King David High School 2.2 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Beis Yaakov High School 2.4 km · No overall grade (2024)
- The Albion Academy 3.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- The East Manchester Academy 3.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
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.