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Xaverian College

College · ages 16-99MixedFurther educationRoman CatholicManchester
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Average A level gradeB-2024/25

Xaverian College is a further education in Manchester for boys and girls aged 16 to 99.

Lower Park Road, Manchester, M14 5RB0161 224 1781Mr Anthony Knowles principalAll details

Ofsted

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Results

A level and sixth-form results, 2025

1,512 students finished sixth-form courses.

Average A level gradeB-36.7 points per entry
A level progress-0.06Against students elsewhere with the same GCSE grades. 0 is average.
AAB or better15%with two subjects universities favour
Stayed and finished93%of students who started
All sixth-form measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192018
Students1,5121,6181,3431,2372,3222,304
Average A level points per entryA level APS per entry36.7234.7433.9338.7932.1131.29
Average A level gradeB-C+C+BC+C
Best three A levelsBest 3 A levels APS37.5535.3634.9839.9030.0832.83
AAB or better in subjects universities likeAAB+ in two facilitating subjects15%13%13%17%9%9%
A level progressA level value added-0.06-0.17-0.09-0.06
Applied general courses: points per entry34.1832.5433.1833.82
T levels: points per entry36.8136.3731.2334.18
Stayed and finishedRetained and assessed93%93%93%95%91%91%

A level subjects

33 A level subjects had results in 2025. Each figure is the share of students who got an A* to B, next to the average for state sixth forms in England. When only a handful of students take a subject, its figures jump around from year to year.

Strongest A levels

Music91%A* to B, England 47% · 23 entries
English Language76%A* to B, England 44% · 76 entries
German90%A* to B, England 59% · 10 entries
Film Studies83%A* to B, England 57% · 90 entries
A levels taught hereThe small number is how many students sat each one in 2025.
SubjectsPsychology325Mathematics264Biology245Chemistry228Business Studies191History167Law150English Literature143Sociology119Economics102Physics100Computer Science94Fine Art92Geography91Film Studies90Government and Politics82English Language76Media / Film / TV Studies71Religious Studies68Accounting and Finance67Classical Civilisation53Graphics50Textiles46Spanish46Drama and Theatre Studies43English Language and Literature40Ancient History37Photography37Mathematics (Further)26Music23French20German10Italian6
Every A level subject against England, 2025
Psychology325 entries · 24% A* or A · 99% passed
57%England 46%
Mathematics264 entries · 38% A* or A · 97% passed
53%England 60%
Biology245 entries · 29% A* or A · 99% passed
63%England 49%
Chemistry228 entries · 26% A* or A · 97% passed
54%England 53%
Business Studies191 entries · 20% A* or A · 98% passed
65%England 47%
History167 entries · 14% A* or A · 100% passed
47%England 55%
Law150 entries · 12% A* or A · 97% passed
43%England 40%
English Literature143 entries · 30% A* or A · 99% passed
57%England 52%
Sociology119 entries · 16% A* or A · 100% passed
56%England 49%
Economics102 entries · 32% A* or A · 98% passed
61%England 57%
Physics100 entries · 29% A* or A · 93% passed
46%England 51%
Computer Science94 entries · 17% A* or A · 97% passed
46%England 46%
Fine Art92 entries · 33% A* or A · 99% passed
67%England 65%
Geography91 entries · 24% A* or A · 100% passed
52%England 51%
Film Studies90 entries · 42% A* or A · 100% passed
83%England 57%
Government and Politics82 entries · 29% A* or A · 99% passed
62%England 55%
English Language76 entries · 34% A* or A · 99% passed
76%England 44%
Media / Film / TV Studies71 entries · 16% A* or A · 100% passed
52%England 46%
Religious Studies68 entries · 16% A* or A · 99% passed
43%England 50%
Accounting and Finance67 entries · 13% A* or A · 99% passed
42%England 37%
Classical Civilisation53 entries · 19% A* or A · 98% passed
51%England 55%
Graphics50 entries · 40% A* or A · 100% passed
90%England 65%
Textiles46 entries · 50% A* or A · 100% passed
76%England 67%
Spanish46 entries · 39% A* or A · 100% passed
67%England 59%
Drama and Theatre Studies43 entries · 47% A* or A · 100% passed
79%England 54%
English Language and Literature40 entries · 25% A* or A · 100% passed
63%England 47%
Ancient History37 entries · 19% A* or A · 100% passed
54%England 52%
Photography37 entries · 54% A* or A · 100% passed
81%England 58%
Mathematics (Further)26 entries · 73% A* or A · 100% passed
85%England 76%
Music23 entries · 70% A* or A · 100% passed
91%England 47%
French20 entries · 40% A* or A · 100% passed
60%England 60%
German10 entries · 60% A* or A · 100% passed
90%England 59%
Italian6 entries · 67% A* or A · 100% passed
100%England 74%

A levels only. BTECs, T levels and other courses are in the table above. Subjects with fewer than five students aren't published.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published. As a Roman Catholic school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.

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.

Pupils on roll
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals

What pupils do next

After sixth form

Where the 1,284 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training86%and stayed there for at least six months

Among pupils from low-income families it was 82%, compared with 87% for everyone else.

Where the ones heading for university went

Went on to degree-level study or training84%England 72%
Top-third universities28%England 22%. The universities that ask for the highest grades
Higher or degree apprenticeship4%England 6%
Higher technical course1%Level 4 or 5, such as an HNC or HND

Among students from low-income families, 83% went on to degree-level study or training and 19% to a top-third university.

Earlier years
Destination2022/23 leavers2021/22 leavers2020/21 leavers2019/20 leavers
Still in education, work or training86%88%90%
Education62%69%65%
Apprenticeship4%3%4%1%
Work20%16%21%
Not in education, work or training10%8%8%

The area around the school

Local crime rate0 per 1,000 people100% lower than the England average
Typical house price£254,000Manchester
Nearest bus stop190 mDagenham Road, 19 stops within 500 m

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.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Manchester Hospital SchoolCouncil570 m152No overall grade 2025Compare
Heald Place Primary SchoolCouncil610 m572No overall grade 202413Compare
St Chrysostom's CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England760 m410Report card 202559Compare
The Divine Mercy Roman Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic840 m406Requires improvement 20244Compare
Manchester AcademyAcademy860 m1,025Good 202267Compare
Claremont Primary SchoolCouncil890 m568Good 202318Compare
St James' CofE Primary School, Birch-in-RusholmeChurch of England910 m222Good 202371Compare
Manchester High School for GirlsIndependent (grammar)920 m913Not inspectedCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Xaverian College a good school?

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How many pupils does Xaverian College have?

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These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Lower Park Road, Manchester, M14 5RB
Telephone
0161 224 1781
Principal
Mr Anthony Knowles
Type of school
Further education (Further education, colleges)
Phase
College, ages 16-99
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Local authority
Manchester
Ward
Rusholme
Constituency
Manchester Rusholme
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
130504 · LAESTAB 3528602 · UKPRN 10007682

Where these figures come from