Manchester Vocational and Learning Academy
Manchester Vocational and Learning Academy is an independent school in Manchester for boys and girls aged 11 to 16. It has 35 pupils and room for 45.
19 Albert Road, Manchester, M19 2EQ0161 225 0567Mrs Linda Guest headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
8 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
The government hasn't published this school's headline results. Fewer than eleven pupils sat the exams, so the figures could identify individual children.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Manchester council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 35 | 34 | 32 | 27 | 27 | 23 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 85% | 13% | 0% | 4% | 4% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 12% | 0% | 11% | 0% | 13% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma Park Primary School | Council | 280 m | 481 | Good 2023 | 69 | Compare |
| St Mary's RC Primary School, Manchester, A Voluntary Academy | Academy | 520 m | – | Report card 2026 | – | Compare |
| Chapel Street Community Primary School | Council | 550 m | 674 | Not inspected | 19 | Compare |
| Cringle Brook Primary School | Free school | 650 m | 208 | Outstanding 2024 | 87 | Compare |
| Levenshulme High School | Academy | 720 m | 1,057 | Outstanding 2022 | 93 | Compare |
| Manchester Enterprise Academy Central | Free school | 720 m | 1,049 | Good 2022 | 62 | Compare |
| Birchfields Primary School | Council | 750 m | 592 | No overall grade 2024 | 25 | Compare |
| St Andrew's CofE Primary School | Church of England | 810 m | 298 | Good 2023 | 47 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Manchester Vocational and Learning Academy a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Manchester Vocational and Learning Academy yet.
How many pupils does Manchester Vocational and Learning Academy have?
35 pupils aged 11 to 16 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 45 places, so it is 78% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 19 Albert Road, Manchester, M19 2EQ
- Telephone
- 0161 225 0567
- Headteacher
- Mrs Linda Guest
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 11-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Ward
- Burnage
- Constituency
- Gorton and Denton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 29 July 2015 (new provision)
- URN
- 142224 · LAESTAB 3526011 · UKPRN 10073562
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.