Manor Church of England Academy

About Manor Church of England Academy

Manor Church of England Academy is a popular choice among York families, and the numbers back that up. For the 2025/26 admissions round, the school received 432 applications for 238 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.82. Of those, 227 families put it as their first preference, and 226 first-preference offers were made, so the vast majority of first-choice applicants secured a place. While the school doesn't publish a formal parent-view survey percentage, the high demand alone signals strong local confidence. The school is a state secondary for pupils aged 11 to 16, with no sixth form, and it operates as a Church of England academy. It currently has 1,141 pupils on roll, which is slightly above its official capacity of 1,086, reflecting its popularity. The headteacher is Jordan Cairns, and the school's most recent Ofsted inspection, carried out in 2022, rated it Good across the board, including behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership.

Academically, Manor Church of England Academy performs well above the local average. Its Progress 8 score of 0.27 is higher than the York local authority average of 0.22, and the school ranks 3rd out of 8 secondary schools in the area. Nationally, it sits in the top 29% of schools for Progress 8, and in Yorkshire and the Humber it ranks 78th out of 306. The Attainment 8 score is 53.1, and 74.8% of pupils achieved a grade 4 or above in both English and maths, compared with 59.3% at the stronger grade 5 threshold. The EBacc average point score is 4.52, though only 16.8% of pupils entered the EBacc combination of subjects. The school's previous Ofsted inspection, back in 2007, rated it Outstanding, so the current Good rating represents a step down, but the 2022 inspection found all areas to be Good, with no weaknesses flagged. The school's Progress 8 banding is described as 'Above average', and individual subject scores are positive across English, maths, the EBacc, and open subjects.

The school offers a broad range of facilities including a library, sports hall, science labs, art studios, music rooms, a theatre, playing fields, tennis courts, and a chapel. Sports on offer include football, rugby, cricket, swimming, rowing, and martial arts, while clubs range from drama and choir to Model UN, Young Enterprise, and coding. For families with children who have additional needs, the school provides support for a wide spectrum of conditions, including dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social and emotional mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, hearing and visual impairments, physical disabilities, and autistic spectrum disorder. With no sixth form, pupils will need to move on after Year 11, but the school's strong Progress 8 results suggest it prepares students well for that next step. It suits families who value a Church of England ethos, a well-subscribed school with strong academic outcomes, and a wide choice of extracurricular activities in a city-centre-adjacent setting.

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