Philips High School 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 24/01/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.8%, which is 0.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Higher Lane, Manchester, M45 7PH
Website: http://philipshigh.co.uk/
Telephone: 01613512200
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Bury
Headteacher / Principal: Ms T J Owen
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 105360

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 24/01/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 880
Number of Pupils: 875
Number of Boys: 470
Number of Girls: 405

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.4% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.46 Confidence interval -0.66 to -0.25
Of the 158 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 151 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:44%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:91%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:29%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:40.8
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.63
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Higher Lane Primary School
Egerton Road , Whitefield M45 7EX
3out of 4 329 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Whitefield Community Primary School
Victoria Avenue , Whitefield M45 6DP
2out of 4 1,092 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Ribble Drive Community Primary School
Ribble Drive , Whitefield M45 8TD
3out of 4 1,307 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Our Lady of Grace RC Primary School
Highfield Road , Prestwich M25 3AS
3out of 4 1,382 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand
Rufford Drive , Whitefield M45 8PL
3out of 4 1,475 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Philips High School
Higher Lane , Whitefield M45 7PH
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
The Heys School
Heys Road , Prestwich M25 1JZ
- not rated 2,096 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Unsworth Academy
Parr Lane , BL9 8LP
1out of 4 2,751 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Manchester Mesivta School
Beechwood , Charlton Avenue M25 0PH
3out of 4 3,068 yd Voluntary aided school No Boys More About School
Parrenthorn High School
Heywood Road , Prestwich M25 2BW
2out of 4 3,168 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cloughside College
Bury New Road , Prestwich M25 3BL
3out of 4 1,297 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Elms Bank
Ripon Avenue , Whitefield M45 8PJ
4out of 4 1,569 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Prestwich Preparatory School
400 Bury Old Road , Prestwich M25 1PZ
- not rated 2,600 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Bury Secondary PRU Spring Lane School
Spring Lane , M26 2SZ
2out of 4 2,719 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Millwood Primary Special School
School Street , Radcliffe M26 3BW
4out of 4 3,061 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.