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Manchester Communication Academy

Secondary Academy school in Manchester M40 8NT

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  • School Reference Number: 136105
  • Address: Silchester Drive, Harpurhey, Manchester M40 8NT
  • Principal: Ms Susan Watmough
  • Telephone: 0161 202 0161
  • Website: manchestercommunicationacademy.com
  • Managing Organisation: GREATER MANCHESTER ACADEMIES TRUST
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy sponsor led
  • Phase: Secondary
  • Pupil Capacity: 1,200
  • Local Education Authority: Manchester
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 11 to 16
  • Admissions Policy: Non-selective
  • Active From: September 2010* (New Provision)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 21/05/2024

Rating published on 03/07/2024

Overall effectiveness: Good

Quality of education: Good

Behaviour and attitudes: Good

Personal development: Outstanding

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
21 May 2024 4 July 2024 School inspection Good
24 April 2019 23 May 2019 Full inspection Good
27 September 2016 20 October 2016 Full inspection Requires Improvement
19 September 2012 11 October 2012 Full inspection Good
7 December 2011 10 January 2012 Monitoring visit

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Information on this page is sumarised from two sources: EduBase, which is the government database of schools in England and Wales, and Ofsted, which is responsible for inspecting schools and educational establishments in England. You can view the full, unedited data from these providers below. Ofsted data will only be available for currently active registrations and recently closed registrations.

Unique Reference Number136105
Local Authority Code352
Local Authority NameManchester
Establishment Number6913
School / College NameManchester Communication Academy
Establishment Type Code28
Establishment typeAcademy sponsor led
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code06
Reason establishment openedNew Provision
Open date01-09-2010
Reason Establishment Closed Code00
Reason establishment closedNot applicable
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 4
Phase of educationSecondary
Age range Low11
Age range High16
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNot applicable
Official Sixth Form Code2
Official sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code00
Religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosNone
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code4
Admissons policyNon-selective
School capacity1,200
Special Classes Code2
Special classesNo Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils1,261
Number of Boys623
Number of Girls638
Percentage Free School Meals58.30
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code16245
Academy trust or TrustGREATER MANCHESTER ACADEMIES TRUST
School Sponsor Flag-
Academy sponsor
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10030221
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date24-01-2025
StreetSilchester Drive
LocalityHarpurhey
Address3
TownManchester
County (name)
PostcodeM40 8NT
Websitehttp://www.manchestercommunicationacademy.com/
Telephone01612020161
Headteacher/Principal titleMs
Headteacher/Principal first nameSusan
Headteacher/Principal last nameWatmough
Headteacher/Principal Job TitlePrincipal
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeB
Government Office RegionNorth West
District CodeE08000003
DistrictManchester
Ward CodeE05011366
WardHarpurhey
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001103
Parliamentary ConstituencyBlackley and Middleton South
Urban/Rural CodeA1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
GSS LA CodeE08000003
Easting385777
Northing400602
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Manchester 009
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Manchester 009F
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code999
Previous local authority
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN10090240525
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02001053
LSOA CodeE01033678
Free School Meals735
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN136105
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/136105
LAESTAB3526913
School nameManchester Communication Academy
Ofsted phaseSecondary
Type of educationAcademy Sponsor Led
School open date01/09/2010
Admissions policyNon-selective
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Designated religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosNone
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionNorth West
RegionNorth West
Local authorityManchester
Parliamentary constituencyBlackley and Middleton South
Multi-academy trust UID16245
Multi-academy trust nameGreater Manchester Academies Trust
Academy sponsor UIDN/A
Academy sponsor nameN/A
PostcodeM40 8NT
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile5
Total number of pupils1,261
Statutory lowest age11
Statutory highest age16
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspectionN/A
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspectionN/A
Date of latest ungraded inspectionN/A
Ungraded inspection publication dateN/A
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?N/A
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeN/A
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10313438
Inspection typeS5 Inspection
Inspection type groupingS5 Inspection
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date21/05/2024
Publication date03/07/2024
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection136105
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection3526913
School name at time of latest graded inspectionManchester Communication Academy
School type at time of latest graded inspectionAcademy Sponsor Led
Current school type used for chart C6Academy sponsor led
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentOutstanding
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection number10057939
Previous inspection start date24/04/2019
Previous publication date22/05/2019
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection136105
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection3526913
School name at time of previous graded inspectionManchester Communication Academy
School type at time of previous graded inspectionAcademy Sponsor Led
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness2
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Previous safeguarding is effective?Yes
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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