Abraham Moss Community School
Academy converter · 1,793 pupils
87% stayed in education · Attainment 8 39.7
Free schools
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester
- Pupils on roll
- 664of 800 places
- Free school meals
- 48.0%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 131
- Ofsted
- Report card, 20 January 2026Read the Ofsted report
Curriculum and teaching Strong standardAchievement Strong standardAttendance and behaviour Strong standardPersonal development and wellbeing ExceptionalInclusion ExceptionalLeadership and governance ExceptionalPost-16 provision Not applicableSafeguarding Met
What the data says
Of the 120 pupils who finished Year 11 at Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester in 2023, 7% stayed on in Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester’s own sixth form (Manchester average 15%), 30% went to a further education college and 1% started an apprenticeship.
Sixth form colleges are the main next step: 53% of leavers went to one, roughly three times the England rate of 13%.
Religious Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 99% of the year group took it, against 31% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 53.1 against 46.1 across England and 44.8 in Manchester, with 67% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Manchester and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Manchester | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 120 | 6,414 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 93% | 89% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 91% | 86% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 7% | 15% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 53% | 30% | 13% |
| — further education college | 30% | 39% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 1% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 6% | 7% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 4% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | This school | Manchester | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 53.1 | 44.8 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 67% | 41% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 82% | 61% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 87% | 47% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.09 | 4.01 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 52% | 52% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 50.6 | 39.4 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 55.8 | 50.6 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 74% | 44% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 131 | 100% | 89% | 27% | 20% | 73% |
| English Literature | 131 | 100% | 86% | 36% | 21% | 82% |
| Mathematics | 131 | 100% | 88% | 34% | 22% | 84% |
| Religious Studies | 130 | 99% | 31% | 36% | 32% | 78% |
| Combined Science | 110 | 84% | 65% | 18% | 9% | 67% |
| Geography | 61 | 47% | 41% | 36% | 25% | 72% |
| French | 57 | 44% | 18% | 14% | 29% | 46% |
| History | 55 | 42% | 41% | 15% | 26% | 65% |
| Urdu | 36 | 27% | 1% | 36% | 42% | 92% |
| Computer Science | 30 | 23% | 13% | 50% | 30% | 87% |
| Arabic | 25 | 19% | 1% | 56% | 47% | 68% |
| Citizenship Studies | 25 | 19% | 3% | 20% | 19% | 44% |
| Chemistry | 19 | 15% | 23% | 58% | 47% | 100% |
| Biology | 19 | 15% | 23% | 74% | 45% | 100% |
| Physics | 19 | 15% | 23% | 42% | 46% | 100% |
| Spanish | 2 | 2% | 19% | — | 27% | — |
| Persian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 77% | — |
| Italian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Physical Education | 1 | 1% | 11% | — | 24% | — |
| Turkish | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 51 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 21 | — | — |
| Small Business Management | 7 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 5 | — | — |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | 1 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Manchester
Burnage Academy for Boys
Academy converter · 1,021 pupils
93% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.6
Cedar Mount Academy
Academy sponsor led · 724 pupils
83% stayed in education · Attainment 8 37.2
Chorlton High School
Academy converter · 1,532 pupils
90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 54.0
CHS South
Free schools · 1,177 pupils
85% stayed in education · Attainment 8 48.3
Co-op Academy Manchester
Academy sponsor led · 1,554 pupils
85% stayed in education · Attainment 8 44.9
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.