Whalley Range 11-18 High School
About the school
Whalley Range 11-18 High School is an open secondary school in Manchester.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 28 April 2022
- Published
- 21 June 2022
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 52.1
- Manchester
- 44.8
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Manchester
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 46.50%
- Manchester
- 41.30%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 69.60%
- Manchester
- 61.30%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 66.50%
- Manchester
- 46.70%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.91
- Manchester
- 4.01
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C
Average A-level points
- School
- 29.02
AAB or better
- School
- 10.30%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1647
Girls
100.00%
Boys
0.00%
SEN support
16.39%
Education, health and care plan
1.52%
English as an additional language
78.70%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
56.36%
Overall absence
7.12
Persistent absence
19.03
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
266
Sustained education or employment
94%
Education
92%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
Less than 0.5%
Not sustained
3%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
131
Sustained education or employment
78%
Higher education
66%
Further education
2%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
6%