SCHOOL PROFILE

The East Manchester Academy: data, trends and context

The East Manchester Academy is a secondary school in Manchester. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.

School identity

URN
144494
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy sponsor led
Status
Open
Local authority
Manchester
Region
North West
Trust
GREATER MANCHESTER EDUCATION TRUST
Postcode
M11 3DS
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
None
School website

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
1,035
FSM eligible
63.1%
EAL / First language other than English
45.9%
SEND (total)
27.1%
SEN Support
22.3%
EHCP
4.8%
White British
26.3%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
92.2%
Overall absence
7.8%
Persistent absence
20.6%
Severe absence
4.1%

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
ManchesterLocal authority92.2%7.8%4.2%
North WestRegion91.2%8.8%3.8%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 17 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
18.0%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
8.4%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.39%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
41.9
English & maths grade 5+
25.0%
English & maths grade 4+
45.8%

Data sources and last updated

  • Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
  • Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
  • Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
  • For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
  • Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.

Contextual comparison

See The East Manchester Academy against 25 similar schools

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The East Manchester Academy is a secondary school in Manchester. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.