What is Cedar Mount Academy's Ofsted rating?

Cedar Mount Academy received a Requires improvement rating from Ofsted following its 2023 inspection.

What are Cedar Mount Academy's latest exam results?

Cedar Mount Academy: GCSE 2024/25: Attainment 8 37.0. Check the source and academic year shown with each result.

Where is Cedar Mount Academy located?

Cedar Mount Academy is a secondary school in Gorton, Manchester (M18 7DT).

How many pupils attend Cedar Mount Academy?

Cedar Mount Academy has around 820 pupils on roll according to the latest school census data.

How can I compare Cedar Mount Academy with other schools?

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SecondaryData as of May 2026

Cedar Mount Academy

Gorton Education Village, 50 Wembley Road, Gorton, M18 7DT

Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Non-selective · Mixed

Ofsted

Requires improvement

Apr 2023

Historical inspection outcome; read the latest report for the full findings.

Academic picture

37.0school · 46.0 national reference

Attainment 8 · 2024/25. Average GCSE points across eight subjects, not a percentage.

Why is Progress 8 unavailable?

Progress 8 is unavailable nationally for this year because the cohort's KS2 baseline tests were cancelled. This is not a negative judgement on the school.

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Exam Results

Official performance data from the Department for Education

GCSE Results (Secondary)

Key performance measures— 2024/25

Attainment 8

37.0

Progress 8?

N/A

9-7 Grades

12.0%

Basics 9-5

29.8%

Exam attainment

Attainment 8 · GCSE points across eight subjects, not a percentage or a measure of progress.

School · 2024/25

37.0

National · same year

46.0

SchoolNational reference

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Attainment 8 values by academic year
Year	School	National
2022/23	35.8	46.4
2023/24	35.0	46.4
2024/25	37.0	46.0

Learning progress

Progress 8 · Progress compared with pupils who had similar prior attainment. Zero is the national progress baseline.

School · 2024/25

Not available

National · same year

Not available

SchoolNational reference

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Progress 8 values by academic year
Year	School	National
2022/23	-0.34	0.00
2023/24	-0.71	0.00
2024/25	Not available	Not available

Progress 8 is unavailable for 2024/25 because the cohort's KS2 baseline tests were cancelled nationally. Missing values are not zero.

Grades at or above each threshold

These percentages overlap: grades 9–7 are also included in 9–5 and 9–4. Do not add the lines together.

9–7% / 9–5% / 9–4% available from 2023/24; no grade breakdown for 2022/23

EBacc Measures

EBacc Entry

78.3%

EBacc APS

3.61

EBacc 9-5

15.2%

EBacc 9-4

25.8%

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Nearby secondary schools

Closest alternatives within 15 km.

Melland High School

0 km away · Academy special converter

Outstanding

Grange School

0.4 km away · Academy special sponsor led

Outstanding

Reddish Hall School

1.41 km away · Other independent special school

Manchester Vocational and Learning Academy

1.44 km away · Other independent school

St Peter's RC High School

1.52 km away · Voluntary aided school

Good

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