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List of schools in Manchester

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This is a list of schools in Manchester, England.

In 2010, the Manchester Local Education Authority was ranked last out of Greater Manchester's ten LEAs – and 147th out of 150 in the country LEAs – based on the percentage of pupils attaining at least five A*–C grades at General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) including maths and English (38.6 per cent compared with the national average of 50.7 per cent). The LEA also had the highest occurrence of absences, with 11.11 per cent of "half day sessions missed by pupils", above the national average of 5.8 per cent.[1][2] Of the schools in the LEA with 30 or more pupils, four had 90 per cent or more pupils achieving at least five A*–C grades at GCSE including maths and English (Manchester High School for Girls, St Bede's College, Manchester Islamic High School for Girls, and The King David High School) while three managed 25 per cent or below (Plant Hill Arts College, North Manchester High School for Boys, Brookway High School and Sports College).[3]

State-funded schools

Primary schools

Secondary schools

Special and alternative schools

Further education

Independent schools

Primary and preparatory schools

Senior and all-through schools

Special and alternative schools

Further education

References

  1. ^ "How different areas performed". BBC Sport. BBC. 13 January 2009. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
  2. ^ "How different areas performed in school league tables". BBC News. BBC. 13 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
  3. ^ "Secondary schools in Manchester". BBC News. BBC. 13 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-28.