What did School Atlas judge Chorlton High School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements to be?

School Atlas judged Chorlton High School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements as Strong standard at its inspection in November 2025, on School Atlas's own scale.

How many pupils attend Chorlton High School?

Chorlton High School has 1,532 pupils on roll.

What ages does Chorlton High School take?

Chorlton High School admits pupils aged 11 to 16.

Where is Chorlton High School located?

Chorlton High School is located in Manchester, M21 7SL, Manchester.

How do I apply to Chorlton High School?

Chorlton High School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.

How close do you need to live to get into Chorlton High School?

On offer day for 2026-27 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at Chorlton High School was 1.375 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.

How are Year 7 places decided at Chorlton High School?

When Chorlton High School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children and previously looked after children — A 'looked after child' is one who is (a) in the care of a Local Authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a Local Authority in the exercise of their social services functions, in England. A 'previously looked after child' is one who was looked after in England, but ceased to be so because they were adopted, or became subject to a child arrangements or special guardianship order, as well as a child who appears to the Governing Body to have been in state care outside of England, but ceased to be so as a result of being adopted; 2. Exceptional social and/or medical need — Children with an exceptional social and/or medical need, or who have a parent with an exceptional social and/or medical need, where this need means that only Chorlton High School is suitable and no other school would be. Must be supported by satisfactory documentary evidence from a medical specialist or social worker; 3. Sibling at Chorlton High School — Children with a sibling in Years 7 to 10 at the time of application/the application closing date only. Children with a sibling in Year 11 at the time of application will not meet the criteria, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 300 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Where remaining places will be exhausted in any of the oversubscription categories listed above, the order in which places will be allocated will be by reference to the distance between the child's home address and the School, with those living nearer having higher priority, measured from the centre point for the child's home address to the centre point for the school as defined by the Local Land and Property Gazetteer (LLPG) using Manchester City Council's computerised measuring system. Where one or more applications cannot be separated because the distance is equal, the order in which places are allocated will be determined by random allocation in front of an independent witness.

What is the largest ethnic background at Chorlton High School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 49.1% of pupils at Chorlton High School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Chorlton High School: Ofsted, Results & Catchment 2026

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1.375miles

was the furthest place offered on offer day for 2026-27 (Year 7). That is how far the last place reached in ONE year — not a boundary, and not a guarantee. It moves with the number of applicants, so treat it as a guide rather than a line on a map.

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How places are decided at Chorlton High School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after children and previously looked after children — A 'looked after child' is one who is (a) in the care of a Local Authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a Local Authority in the exercise of their social services functions, in England. A 'previously looked after child' is one who was looked after in England, but ceased to be so because they were adopted, or became subject to a child arrangements or special guardianship order, as well as a child who appears to the Governing Body to have been in state care outside of England, but ceased to be so as a result of being adopted.
2Exceptional social and/or medical need — Children with an exceptional social and/or medical need, or who have a parent with an exceptional social and/or medical need, where this need means that only Chorlton High School is suitable and no other school would be. Must be supported by satisfactory documentary evidence from a medical specialist or social worker.
3Sibling at Chorlton High School — Children with a sibling in Years 7 to 10 at the time of application/the application closing date only. Children with a sibling in Year 11 at the time of application will not meet the criteria.
4Children of staff at Chorlton High School — Children with a parent who at the time of application has been employed at Chorlton High School for two years or more, or who were recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. Staff must be permanently based at Chorlton High School for more than 50% of their time during term time.
5All other children — This category includes all children not falling into any of the categories above.

If two applications tie: Where remaining places will be exhausted in any of the oversubscription categories listed above, the order in which places will be allocated will be by reference to the distance between the child's home address and the School, with those living nearer having higher priority, measured from the centre point for the child's home address to the centre point for the school as defined by the Local Land and Property Gazetteer (LLPG) using Manchester City Council's computerised measuring system. Where one or more applications cannot be separated because the distance is equal, the order in which places are allocated will be determined by random allocation in front of an independent witness.

Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first by law (not numbered as a criterion in this policy). Admission authority is Prospere Learning Trust; the school does not currently have a sixth form.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Chorlton High School: key facts

What did School Atlas judge Chorlton High School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements to be?: School Atlas judged Chorlton High School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements as Strong standard at its inspection in November 2025, on School Atlas's own scale.
How many pupils attend Chorlton High School?: Chorlton High School has 1,532 pupils on roll.
What ages does Chorlton High School take?: Chorlton High School admits pupils aged 11 to 16.
Where is Chorlton High School located?: Chorlton High School is located in Manchester, M21 7SL, Manchester.
How do I apply to Chorlton High School?: Chorlton High School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How close do you need to live to get into Chorlton High School?: On offer day for 2026-27 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at Chorlton High School was 1.375 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.
How are Year 7 places decided at Chorlton High School?: When Chorlton High School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children and previously looked after children — A 'looked after child' is one who is (a) in the care of a Local Authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a Local Authority in the exercise of their social services functions, in England. A 'previously looked after child' is one who was looked after in England, but ceased to be so because they were adopted, or became subject to a child arrangements or special guardianship order, as well as a child who appears to the Governing Body to have been in state care outside of England, but ceased to be so as a result of being adopted; 2. Exceptional social and/or medical need — Children with an exceptional social and/or medical need, or who have a parent with an exceptional social and/or medical need, where this need means that only Chorlton High School is suitable and no other school would be. Must be supported by satisfactory documentary evidence from a medical specialist or social worker; 3. Sibling at Chorlton High School — Children with a sibling in Years 7 to 10 at the time of application/the application closing date only. Children with a sibling in Year 11 at the time of application will not meet the criteria, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 300 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Where remaining places will be exhausted in any of the oversubscription categories listed above, the order in which places will be allocated will be by reference to the distance between the child's home address and the School, with those living nearer having higher priority, measured from the centre point for the child's home address to the centre point for the school as defined by the Local Land and Property Gazetteer (LLPG) using Manchester City Council's computerised measuring system. Where one or more applications cannot be separated because the distance is equal, the order in which places are allocated will be determined by random allocation in front of an independent witness.
What is the largest ethnic background at Chorlton High School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 49.1% of pupils at Chorlton High School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at Chorlton High School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after children and previously looked after children — A 'looked after child' is one who is (a) in the care of a Local Authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a Local Authority in the exercise of their social services functions, in England. A 'previously looked after child' is one who was looked after in England, but ceased to be so because they were adopted, or became subject to a child arrangements or special guardianship order, as well as a child who appears to the Governing Body to have been in state care outside of England, but ceased to be so as a result of being adopted.
2Exceptional social and/or medical need — Children with an exceptional social and/or medical need, or who have a parent with an exceptional social and/or medical need, where this need means that only Chorlton High School is suitable and no other school would be. Must be supported by satisfactory documentary evidence from a medical specialist or social worker.
3Sibling at Chorlton High School — Children with a sibling in Years 7 to 10 at the time of application/the application closing date only. Children with a sibling in Year 11 at the time of application will not meet the criteria.
4Children of staff at Chorlton High School — Children with a parent who at the time of application has been employed at Chorlton High School for two years or more, or who were recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. Staff must be permanently based at Chorlton High School for more than 50% of their time during term time.
5All other children — This category includes all children not falling into any of the categories above.

Chorlton High School: key facts

What did School Atlas judge Chorlton High School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements to be?: School Atlas judged Chorlton High School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements as Strong standard at its inspection in November 2025, on School Atlas's own scale.
How many pupils attend Chorlton High School?: Chorlton High School has 1,532 pupils on roll.
What ages does Chorlton High School take?: Chorlton High School admits pupils aged 11 to 16.
Where is Chorlton High School located?: Chorlton High School is located in Manchester, M21 7SL, Manchester.
How do I apply to Chorlton High School?: Chorlton High School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How close do you need to live to get into Chorlton High School?: On offer day for 2026-27 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at Chorlton High School was 1.375 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.
How are Year 7 places decided at Chorlton High School?: When Chorlton High School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children and previously looked after children — A 'looked after child' is one who is (a) in the care of a Local Authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a Local Authority in the exercise of their social services functions, in England. A 'previously looked after child' is one who was looked after in England, but ceased to be so because they were adopted, or became subject to a child arrangements or special guardianship order, as well as a child who appears to the Governing Body to have been in state care outside of England, but ceased to be so as a result of being adopted; 2. Exceptional social and/or medical need — Children with an exceptional social and/or medical need, or who have a parent with an exceptional social and/or medical need, where this need means that only Chorlton High School is suitable and no other school would be. Must be supported by satisfactory documentary evidence from a medical specialist or social worker; 3. Sibling at Chorlton High School — Children with a sibling in Years 7 to 10 at the time of application/the application closing date only. Children with a sibling in Year 11 at the time of application will not meet the criteria, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 300 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Where remaining places will be exhausted in any of the oversubscription categories listed above, the order in which places will be allocated will be by reference to the distance between the child's home address and the School, with those living nearer having higher priority, measured from the centre point for the child's home address to the centre point for the school as defined by the Local Land and Property Gazetteer (LLPG) using Manchester City Council's computerised measuring system. Where one or more applications cannot be separated because the distance is equal, the order in which places are allocated will be determined by random allocation in front of an independent witness.
What is the largest ethnic background at Chorlton High School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 49.1% of pupils at Chorlton High School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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