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Didsbury High School

4 The Avenue, Didsbury, M20 2ET

Free schools for ages 11–18 in Didsbury. Mixed intake.

Didsbury High School is a large mixed non-selective secondary free school in Manchester for ages 11 to 18. It has a sixth form, and Ofsted rated the school Outstanding in March 2024.

The school says it opened in September 2019 and opened Didsbury Sixth Form in September 2023. It describes four cornerstones: Academic Aspiration, Leadership and Service, Culture, Creativity and Rhetoric, and Competition and Physical Endeavour.

Its GCSE Attainment 8 score was 57.1.

Ages 11–18 · Secondary
1,181 pupils · On roll
Free schools · Mixed

Open days and visits at Didsbury High School

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For September 2027 entry — stated by the school on that page.

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