Schools in Manchester
220 schools across 8 towns
Based on the most recent published single-word Ofsted grades. Ofsted stopped issuing overall grades (Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement, Inadequate) in September 2024, so schools inspected more recently — under Ofsted’s report cards — may not have one. Figures cover the 75 of 220 schools here that have a published grade.
Manchester has 220 schools across 8 towns — 137 primary, 30 secondary, educating around 97,513 pupils. 76% of schools with a published Ofsted grade are rated Good or Outstanding (57 of 75). There are currently 65 open teaching jobs in Manchester. Browse schools by town, compare Ofsted ratings and exam results, and find teaching jobs across Manchester.
Manchesterlocal authority guide — teacher pay, ratios & spending →School spending in Manchester
Gross expenditure per pupil — LA-maintained schools (2024-25).
Source: DfE “LA and school expenditure” (Consistent Financial Reporting), 2024-25, under the Open Government Licence. Covers council-maintained schools; academies report separately.
Latest teaching jobs in Manchester
Administrative Assistant
Piper Hill High School · Manchester
Grade 3 - £26,427 - £26,847Closes 5 NovTeaching Assistant Level 2 - Literacy Intervention
Chorlton High School · Manchester
The pro-rata salary is £19,483 and the full time equivalent is £26,427 - Grade 3Closes 4 NovHead of Business Studies & Economics
William Hulme's Grammar School · Manchester
£36,400.00 - £53,040.00 Annually (Actual) Competitive, based upon the United Learning Pay Scale (£36,400 - £53,040 per annum Full Time Equivalent) + TLR of £4209Closes 19 NovSchool Business Manager
St John's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy · Manchester
Grade 8: £43,15047,664 or Grade 9: £48,738–£53,051 FTE)Closes 5 NovTeaching Assistant Level 1 (Mainstream)
Chorlton High School · Manchester
The Pro-rata salary is £19,180 and the full time equivalent is £26,016.Closes 6 NovCommunity Liaison Officer
William Hulme's Grammar School · Manchester
£29,778.00 Annually (FTE) The role is part of the Pastoral and Student Welfare Job Family and is placed in Pay Band 3 (Professional) and has a minimum starting salary of £29,778.00 per annum (Full Time Equivalent), £25,694.00 (Actual). The salary is pro-rata’d for Term Time Only and paid evenly over 12 calendar months, irrespective of when school holidays fall.Closes 8 Nov
Teaching supply agencies in Manchester
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Claim this spot →Top-performing schools in Manchester
Ranked on the latest DfE results. Higher is better.
By Attainment 8 — average GCSE score
- 1Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester61.8Attainment 8
- 2Didsbury High School57.8Attainment 8
- 3Chorlton High School54.5Attainment 8
- 4Co-op Academy Belle Vue52.9Attainment 8
- 5The King David High School52.7Attainment 8
Source: DfE performance tables, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Towns in Manchester
Select a town to browse its schools and Ofsted ratings
Chorlton
Crumpsall
Gorton
Longsight
Manchester
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Salford
Wythenshawe
Outstanding Schools in Manchester
Schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted
Co-op Academy Belle Vue
Manchester, Manchester· M12 4BA
722 pupils
Attainment 8: 52.9
Trust: THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST
Crossacres Primary Academy
Manchester, Manchester· M22 5AD
702 pupils
KS2: 67% met expected standard
Trust: CROSSACRES PRIMARY ACADEMY
Didsbury High School
Manchester, Manchester· M20 2ET
1,181 pupils
Attainment 8: 57.8
Trust: THE LAURUS TRUST
Grange School
Manchester, Manchester· M12 4GR
275 pupils
KS2: 0% met expected standard
Trust: PROSPERE LEARNING TRUST
Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester
Manchester, Manchester· M15 6JS
213 pupils
KS2: 73% met expected standard
Manley Park Primary School
Manchester, Manchester· M16 0AA
430 pupils
KS2: 73% met expected standard