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Secondary School Offer Information Secondary School Offer Information The table below shows how offers were made for Year 7 places for September 2021 to on-time applicants and where possible to late applicants. Where there are more parents applying for a place in a school/Academy than there are places available, the oversubscription criteria is used to decide which applicants will be offered a place. Further information on the admission process and copies of the admissions criteria for all secondary schools/academies can be downloaded from www.manchester.gov.uk/admissions. The vacancies shown below were correct at the time of printing but may have changed. Please contact School Admissions if you require confirmation of Manchester schools/Academies with vacancies. Total Total number Total offers School/Academy Breakdown of on time offers Vacancies places of preferences made* Abraham Moss School 270 409 All on-time applicants offered 269* 1 Burnage Academy for Boys 180 271 All on-time applicants offered 168* 12 Cedar Mount Academy 180 123 All on-time applicants offered 110* 70 All on time applicants in category 1,2,3, and 4 Chorlton High School 300 811 300 0 to a distance of 1.516 miles CHS South 240 501 All on-time applicants offered 243*** -3 Co-op Academy Belle Vue 120 22 All on-time applicants offered 52* 68 All on time applicants in category 1,2,3, and 4 Co-op Academy Manchester 330 575 330 0 to a distance of 1.688 miles Co-op Academy North 240 397 All on-time applicants offered 238* 2 Manchester All on time applicants in category 1,2,3, and 4 Dean Trust Ardwick 270 584 270 0 to a distance of 1.189 miles All on time applicants in category 1,2,3, 4 and Didsbury High School 210 965 210 0 5 to a distance of 0.893 miles Eden Boys’ Leadership Places offered according to school's criteria. 124 298 124 0 Academy Contact school for details Eden Girls’ Leadership Places offered according to school's criteria. 124 322 124 0 Academy Contact school for details Places offered according to school's criteria. King David High School 115 180 115 0 Contact school for details All on time applicants in category 1,2,3, and 4 Levenshulme High School 200 508 200 0 to a distance of 1.303 miles Places offered according to school's criteria. Loreto High School 150 335 149* 1 Contact school for details. Places offered according to school's criteria. Manchester Academy 240 184 218* 22 Contact school for details. Manchester Communication All on time applicants in category 1,2,3, and 4 240 458 240 0 Academy to a distance of 1.973 miles All on time applicants in category 1,2,3, and 4 Manchester Enterprise Academy 240 355 240 0 to a distance of 1.088 miles Manchester Enterprise Academy All on time applicants in category 1,2,3, and 4 210 440 210 0 Central to a distance of 1.098 miles Manchester Health Academy 210 296 All on-time applicants offered 210 0 Places offered according to school's criteria. Our Lady's R.C. High School 180 408 180 0 Contact school for details All on time applicants in category 1,2,3 and 4 Parrs Wood High School 300 802 300 0 to a distance of 1.932 miles Places offered according to school's criteria. St Matthew's R.C. High School 300 327 258* 42 Contact school for details. Places offered according to school's criteria. St Paul's Catholic High School 180 271 180* 0 Contact school for details. Places offered according to school's criteria. St Peter's RC High School 200 643 200 0 Contact school for details Places offered according to school's criteria. The Barlow R.C. High School 180 347 180* 0 Contact school for details. The East Manchester Academy 200 177 All on time applicants offered 199* 1 Trinity Church of England High Places offered according to school's criteria. 240 946 240 0 School Contact school for details Whalley Range High School for All on time applicants in category 1,2,3 and 4 270 576 270 0 Girls to a distance of 3.52 miles William Hulme's Grammar Places offered according to school's criteria. 180 1037 180 0 School Academy Contact school for details Places offered according to school's criteria. Wright Robinson College 360 856 360 0 Contact school for details *The total number of offers made includes alternative offers. Alternative offers are made to Manchester children where an offer of one of their preferences cannot be made. ** Where “total offers made” exceeds “total places”, offers have been made to applicants with an Education Health Care Plan. *** Where “total offers made” exceeds “total places”, additional places have been made in accordance with the schools’ oversubscription criteria due to local demand. This number is subject to change. .
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