Secondary
Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester
40 Rayburn Way, Manchester, M8 8DT
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Girls
- Pupils
- 659 of 800 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.2
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Religious character
- Yes
- Trust
- STAR ACADEMIES
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 44.9
- All staff (FTE)
- 59.0
- Pupils per adult
- 10.8
- Pupils
- 637
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected May 2026
- AchievementExceptional
- Attendance and behaviourExceptional
- Curriculum and teachingExceptional
- InclusionExceptional
- Leadership and governanceExceptional
- Personal development and wellbeingExceptional
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
February 2022
Previous framework
Good
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Quality of educationGood
GCSE results
64%
20 points above the Manchester average (44% across 60 schools)
58.2
11.4 above the Manchester average (46.8 across 60 schools)
3rd of 60 by our score, among the secondary schools in Manchester we can score - 78 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 58.2 |
| EBacc average point score | 5.55 |
| Entered the EBacc | 93% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 78% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 64% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 75% |
| 22/23 | 65% |
| 23/24 | 62% |
| 24/25 | 64% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | +0.22 |
| 22/23 | +1.37 |
| 23/24 | +1.02 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 48.9 |
| 22/23 | 58.8 |
| 23/24 | 55.0 |
| 24/25 | 58.2 |
40 Rayburn Way, Manchester, M8 8DT
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Manchester admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Kulsum Vali
- Address
- 40 Rayburn Way, Manchester, M8 8DT
- Telephone
- 01613297300