Parrenthorn High School
Heywood Road, Manchester, M25 2BW
1,025 pupils · 98% of 1,050 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- VISION MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Bury
- Free school meals
- 29.9%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
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 7 March 2023, published 18 May 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.1 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 210 | 230 | 451 | 210 |
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 Heys School 1.5 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Unsworth Academy 2 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy 2.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Manchester Mesivta School 2.4 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Philips High School 2.4 km · Requires improvement (2022) · previous system
- Our Lady's RC High School 3.1 km · Most areas: Strong standard (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.