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Wright Robinson College
- Pupils on roll
- 1,781of 1,800 places
- Free school meals
- 47.9%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 357
- Ofsted
- Report card, 24 March 2026Read the Ofsted report
Curriculum and teaching Strong standardAchievement Strong standardAttendance and behaviour ExceptionalPersonal development and wellbeing Strong standardInclusion ExceptionalLeadership and governance Strong standardPost-16 provision Not applicableSafeguarding Met
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Wright Robinson College (URN 105564, until 1 September 2018).
What the data says
Wright Robinson College has no sixth form. Of the 356 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 31% moved to a sixth form college, 47% to a further education college and 3% started an apprenticeship.
Photography is unusually popular at GCSE: 27% of the year group took it, against 6% of pupils across England.
Sixth form colleges are the main next step: 31% of leavers went to one, roughly twice the England rate of 13%.
GCSE results in 2025 were above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 49.1 against 46.1 across England and 44.8 in Manchester, with 47% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Manchester and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Wright Robinson College | Manchester | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 356 | 6,414 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 90% | 89% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 85% | 86% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 6% | 15% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 31% | 30% | 13% |
| — further education college | 47% | 39% | 37% |
| — other education | — | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 1% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 8% | 7% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 4% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Wright Robinson College | Manchester | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 49.1 | 44.8 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 47% | 41% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 70% | 61% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 61% | 47% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.42 | 4.01 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 52% | 52% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 45.3 | 39.4 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 53.3 | 50.6 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 21% | 44% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 354 | 99% | 88% | 18% | 22% | 73% |
| English Language | 354 | 99% | 89% | 19% | 20% | 70% |
| English Literature | 348 | 97% | 86% | 26% | 21% | 82% |
| Combined Science | 316 | 89% | 65% | 7% | 9% | 60% |
| Spanish | 207 | 58% | 19% | 26% | 27% | 82% |
| History | 183 | 51% | 41% | 29% | 26% | 72% |
| Geography | 127 | 36% | 41% | 21% | 25% | 65% |
| Photography | 97 | 27% | 6% | 33% | 19% | 92% |
| Biology | 38 | 11% | 23% | 74% | 45% | 79% |
| Design and Technology | 35 | 10% | 11% | 3% | 23% | 69% |
| Art and Design | 34 | 10% | 7% | 12% | 24% | 82% |
| Physics | 33 | 9% | 23% | 73% | 46% | 91% |
| Statistics | 33 | 9% | 5% | 21% | 20% | 67% |
| Chemistry | 30 | 8% | 23% | 87% | 47% | 100% |
| French | 26 | 7% | 18% | 73% | 29% | 92% |
| Computer Science | 23 | 6% | 13% | 35% | 30% | 91% |
| Religious Studies | 23 | 6% | 31% | 13% | 32% | 57% |
| Graphic Communication | 13 | 4% | 1% | 23% | 23% | 92% |
| Physical Education | 13 | 4% | 11% | 15% | 24% | 92% |
| Italian | 4 | 1% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Polish | 3 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Chinese | 3 | 1% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
| Punjabi | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 48% | — |
| Arabic | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
| Citizenship Studies | 2 | 1% | 3% | — | 19% | — |
| Russian | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Portuguese | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| Urdu | 1 | 0% | 1% | — | 42% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | 135 | — | — |
| Interactive Video | 108 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 65 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 54 | — | — |
| Music performance: Group | 48 | — | — |
| Speech and Drama | 48 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 21 | — | — |
| Dance: General | 13 | — | — |
| Animal Care (Non-Agricultural) | 1 | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.