Manchester Communication Academy in Manchester - ratings, address, contact etc

Manchester Communication Academy is a secondary school located in Manchester. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 25/04/2019. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7.4%, which is 3.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Silchester Drive, Manchester

School Information

Address:	Silchester Drive, Manchester, M40 8NT
Website:	http://www.manchestercommunicationacademy.com/
Telephone:	01612020161
School Type:	Academy sponsor led
Education phase:	Secondary
Local authority:	Manchester
Headteacher / Principal:	Ms Susan Watmough
Religious character:	Does not apply
Admissions policy:	Non-selective
Unique reference:	136105

Ofsted Inspection

Overall Effectiveness
Quality Of Education
Outcomes For Pupils
Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 25/04/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range:	11 - 16
Gender:	Mixed
School Capacity:	1200
Number of Pupils:	1191
Number of Boys:	622
Number of Girls:	569

Absence

	School	England state-funded schools:
Overall absence:	7.4%	4%
Persistent absence:	20.8%	8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: 0.08 Confidence interval -0.1 to 0.26

Of the 219 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 190 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:	62%
England Average:	40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:	89%
England Average:	94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:	28%
England Average:	43%

Attainment 8 score

School:	43.2
England Average:	46.7

EBacc average point score

School:	3.76
England Average:	4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Collyhurst Nursery School Teignmouth Avenue , Collyhurst M40 7QD	4out of 4	876 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Manchester Communication Primary Academy 49 Parkstead Drive , Harpurhey M9 5QN	3out of 4	246 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Augustine's CofE Primary School St Augustine Street , Monsall M40 8PL	3out of 4	450 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Edmund's RC Primary School Upper Monsall Street , Miles Platting M40 8NG	3out of 4	593 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Saviour CofE Primary School Eggington Street , Collyhurst M40 7RH	3out of 4	636 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Malachy's RC Primary School Eggington Street , Collyhurst M40 7RG	3out of 4	756 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Manchester Communication Academy Silchester Drive , Harpurhey M40 8NT	3out of 4	0 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Eden Girls' Leadership Academy , Manchester 40 Rayburn Way , M8 8DT	- not rated	1,139 yd	Free schools	No	Girls	More About School
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester 38 Rayburn Way , M8 8DT	- not rated	1,282 yd	Free schools	No	Boys	More About School
The King David High School Eaton Road , Crumpsall M8 5DY	1out of 4	2,730 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Abraham Moss Community School Crescent Road , Crumpsall M8 5UF	3out of 4	1,873 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
TLG Manchester Parish Hall , Water Street M9 5US	- not rated	1,070 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Harpurhey Alternative Provision School 979-981 Rochdale Road , M9 8AE	- not rated	1,614 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
King of Kings Angel Meadow , Manchester M4 4DN	- not rated	2,106 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Cooperative College Holyoake House , Hanover Street M60 0AS	- not rated	2,532 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Camberwell Park Specialist Support School Brookside Road , Moston M40 9GJ	4out of 4	2,597 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.