Manor High School
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Manor High School is a converter academy in Leicester for boys and girls aged 11 to 16. It has 941 pupils and room for 1,050. About 12 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. We give it 83 out of 100. That puts it above schools like it, ahead of 71% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2024.
Copse Close, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 4FU0116 271 4941manorhigh.leics.sch.ukMr Simon Greiff headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
A shorter visit on 4 July 2024 found nothing to change the school's grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall. A shorter follow-up visit found nothing to change that. The last full inspection was before September 2019, which is as far back as Ofsted's public records go, so we can't show its date or the grades for each area.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
176 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2019 | Leicestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 176 | 204 | 179 | 174 | 93 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 58.9 | 56.8 | 62.0 | 61.7 | 55.3 | 46.7 | 46.8 |
| Progress from age 11Progress 8 | – | +0.69 | +1.08 | +1.18 | +0.96 | – | – |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 72% | 65% | 77% | 78% | 62% | 47% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 82% | 80% | 91% | 93% | 84% | 67% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 5.72 | 5.47 | 6.05 | 6.00 | 5.47 | 4.18 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 92% | 89% | 95% | 96% | 87% | 42% | 41% |
| Average GCSE score: low-income pupilsAttainment 8, disadvantaged | 42.7 | 51.9 | 55.5 | 52.2 | 49.2 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: other pupilsAttainment 8, non-disadvantaged | 61.7 | 57.8 | 62.5 | 63.0 | 57.4 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started behindAttainment 8, low prior attainers | – | 32.6 | 44.3 | 43.7 | 28.9 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started aheadAttainment 8, high prior attainers | – | 72.3 | 74.1 | 80.4 | 69.9 | – | – |
Subjects
Results came out for 22 GCSE subjects in 2025. Each figure is the share of pupils who got a grade 5 or better, next to the average for state secondaries in England.
Strongest subjects
The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.
Every subject against England, 2025
| Subject | Entries | Grades 9 to 7 | Grades 9 to 5 | Grades 9 to 4 | England 9 to 5 | Rank in England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 175 | 43% | 74% | 85% | 53% | 315 of 3,211 |
| English Literature | 174 | 45% | 81% | 89% | 58% | 284 of 3,202 |
| English Language | 174 | 40% | 75% | 86% | 54% | 319 of 3,210 |
| Combined Science | 129 | 31% | 63% | 76% | 36% | 192 of 3,084 |
| History | 91 | 26% | 53% | 71% | 52% | 1,395 of 3,126 |
| Geography | 90 | 51% | 84% | 87% | 51% | 184 of 3,116 |
| French | 83 | 41% | 80% | 87% | 60% | 429 of 1,974 |
| Spanish | 83 | 23% | 65% | 82% | 54% | 626 of 1,941 |
| Business | 64 | 63% | 92% | 97% | 51% | 54 of 1,806 |
| Computer Science | 64 | 39% | 78% | 89% | 56% | 330 of 1,861 |
| Biology | 45 | 69% | 96% | 100% | 82% | 731 of 2,570 |
| Physics | 45 | 69% | 100% | 100% | 82% | 207 of 2,546 |
| Chemistry | 45 | 64% | 93% | 100% | 81% | 893 of 2,537 |
| Media / Film / TV | 37 | 32% | 76% | 87% | 55% | 82 of 580 |
| Design & Technology | 18 | 33% | 67% | 72% | 50% | – |
| Physical Education | 12 | 8% | 42% | 75% | 56% | – |
| Statistics | 10 | 90% | 100% | 100% | 51% | – |
| Art and Design | 9 | 44% | 89% | 100% | 58% | – |
| Music | 8 | 50% | 75% | 75% | 61% | – |
| Drama | 7 | 0% | 57% | 57% | 60% | – |
| Other Modern Languages | 7 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 49% | – |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 6 | 67% | 83% | 100% | 52% | – |
In combined science each pupil gets two grades and we count the lower one. Rankings only include state secondaries where 20 or more pupils sat the subject.
Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2017
210 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England.
All Year 6 measures, year by year
| Measure | 2017 | 2016 | Leicestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils tested | 210 | 242 | – | – |
| Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 65% | 64% | 63% |
| Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 9% | 10% | 9% |
| Reading scoreReading average scaled score | 104.0 | 105.0 | 104.7 | 104.5 |
| Maths scoreMaths average scaled score | 104.0 | 105.0 | 104.4 | 104.4 |
| Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score | 106.0 | 106.0 | 106.1 | 106.1 |
| Expected level: readingReading expected standard | 77% | 76% | – | – |
| Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard | 78% | 80% | – | – |
| Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed) | 86% | 83% | – | – |
| Reading progressReading progress score | -0.3 | +1.0 | – | – |
| Maths progressMaths progress score | -1.4 | +1.4 | – | – |
| Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged | 41% | 67% | – | – |
| Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged | 73% | 65% | – | – |
Does every child do well here?
A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. 2 of the 7 gaps are smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.
At GCSE, 2025
At the end of primary school, 2017
Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Fewer than one place in twenty is empty, so in most years more families apply than there are places. Living close by, or already having a child here, makes a real difference. Pupil numbers have stayed about the same since 2021/22.
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 Leicestershire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (43), Autistic spectrum disorder (31), Moderate learning difficulty (28), Specific learning difficulty (24), language and communications needs (14), Hearing impairment (5).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 941 | 926 | 925 | 931 | 926 | 865 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 12% | 11% | 13% | 11% | 10% | 10% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 26% | 13% | 13% | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 14% | 13% | 13% | 11% | 13% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 4% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 2% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 92.5% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 91.4%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 7.5% | 7.9% | 7.5% | 5.3% | 3.8% | 5.0% | 8.6% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 5.3% | 5.3% | 5.5% | 4.0% | 3.0% | 4.0% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 2.2% | 2.5% | 2.0% | 1.3% | 0.8% | 1.0% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 19.8% | 19.8% | 19.5% | 12.0% | 7.4% | 9.7% | 23.9% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 7.1 | 10.5 | 7.8 | 4.6 | 3.7 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 179 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers | 2020/21 leavers | 2019/20 leavers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 95% | 93% | 96% | 97% |
| Education | 93% | 93% | 94% | 93% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 0% | 0% | 2% |
| Work | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% |
| Not in education, work or training | 4% | 3% | 2% | 2% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other secondary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
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 secondary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beauchamp College | Academy | 1.2 miles | 2,309 | Good 2022 | 78 | Compare |
| Gartree High School | Academy | 1.2 miles | 924 | No overall grade 2025 | 82 | Compare |
| Judgemeadow Community College | Academy | 1.3 miles | 975 | Good 2022 | 55 | Compare |
| The City of Leicester College | Academy | 1.5 miles | 1,499 | Report card 2026 | 74 | Compare |
| St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy | Academy | 1.8 miles | 1,167 | Good 2023 | 77 | Compare |
| Crown Hills Community College | Council | 2.1 miles | 1,493 | No overall grade 2025 | 79 | Compare |
| Madani Boys School | Muslim | 2.4 miles | 450 | Not inspected | 74 | Compare |
| Madani Girls' School | Muslim | 2.4 miles | 452 | Good 2022 | 91 | Compare |
Compared with schools like it
Our score compares Manor High School with the 48 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 48 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.
How the score was worked out
The score is out of 100. A 83 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 83% of secondary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 78 to 87. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.
| What we looked at | How much it counts | Against schools like it | Effect on the score | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results over three years | 20% | well above | +0.23 | 2025, 2024 and 2023 results; 176 pupils |
| Ofsted inspection | 20% | in line | +0.02 | Ofsted grade, 2.2 years old |
| Progress pupils make | 20% | well above | +0.25 | DfE progress measure; 176 pupils |
| Direction of travel over five years | 10% | below | -0.10 | results and attendance falling year on year |
| Attendance and behaviour | 10% | above | +0.05 | 2024/25; 954 pupils |
| Results, allowing for the mix of pupils | 10% | well above | +0.16 | Attainment relative to schools with a similar intake; 176 pupils |
| What pupils do next | 5% | above | +0.04 | 179 pupils |
| What parents say | 0% | no data | – |
Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.
Questions parents ask
Is Manor High School a good school?
Yes, going by the figures. Manor High School scores 83 out of 100. That is above schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 71% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 78 to 87, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much. Its results have been slipping over the last five years.
What is Manor High School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Manor High School good at its last full inspection on 4 July 2024.
How good are Manor High School's GCSE results?
In summer 2025, 72% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 58.9, against 46.8 for England. In each subject, pupils here finished most of a grade ahead of children across England who started secondary school at the same level.
How good are Manor High School's SATs results?
In summer 2017, 68% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 10% went further and reached the higher level.
How many pupils does Manor High School have?
941 pupils aged 11 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 1,050 places, so it is 90% full.
Is Manor High School oversubscribed?
Often. Fewer than one place in twenty was empty in 2024/25, so popular year groups fill up.
What is attendance like at Manor High School?
Pupils were in school 92.5% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 91.4%. 20% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Manor High School?
The average class had 26.1 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 22.8. 22% of classes had more than 30 pupils.
Does Manor High School have a sixth form?
No. Pupils leave after Year 11 for a sixth form elsewhere, a college or an apprenticeship; 95% of 2022/23 leavers were still in education, work or training six months on.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Copse Close, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 4FU
- Telephone
- 0116 271 4941
- Website
- www.manorhigh.leics.sch.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Simon Greiff
- Type of school
- Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
- Phase
- Secondary school, ages 11-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Oak Multi Academy Trust (5 schools)
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Ward
- Oadby Uplands
- Constituency
- Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 August 2011 (academy converter)
- URN
- 137120 · LAESTAB 8554043 · UKPRN 10034675
- Formerly
- Manor High School Oadby
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.
- Year 6 results: DfE key stage 2 tables, 2016/17.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- 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.