Secondary · M8 · Manchester

Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester

38 Rayburn Way, Manchester, M8 8DT

STAR ACADEMIES is the academy trust. Admissions rules still sit with the school and your local council.

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At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedGood
Attendance96.9%
AttainmentProgress 8: +1.20
AdmissionsAbout average
Pupils664

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Good

Latest visit (Mar 2026): renewed Ofsted format (no single overall grade) — inclusion, personal development and wellbeing and leadership and governance exceptional; curriculum and teaching, achievement and attendance and behaviour strong standard. See the full Ofsted report.

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in M8. Where we have them, council (Manchester) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
664
Free school meals
48%
7.8% above district average (40.2%)

Also: Manchester 46.7% · England 25.8%

SEN
20.1%
3.3% above district average (16.8%)

Also: Manchester 19% · England 16.5%

EAL
72.8%
6.1% above district average (66.7%)
Attendance
96.9%
1.5% above district average (95.4%)

Also: Manchester 92.3% · England 91.9%

Persistent absence
4.1%
Progress 8
+1.20 (2023/24)
Attainment 8
53.1
Grade 5+ English & maths
67.2%
Grade 4+ English & maths
81.7%
Entered for EBacc
87%
EBacc average point score
5.09

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the M8 average; the darker bar is this school.

Attendance

Autumn and spring term attendance from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN).

  • 2020/2197%
  • 2021/2296.3%
  • 2022/2394.5%
  • 2023/2496%
  • 2024/2594.8%

Admissions

Demand signal
About average
Published capacity (GIAS)
800
Pupils on roll
664

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Manchester page.

SEN support

SEN %
20.1%
On-site provision
None listed in GIAS

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Sept 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
  • School photos are not shown yet. Schools will be able to add one later.
  • Methodology · Data updates