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Manchester Academy is a
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secondary school within the English
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programme, in
Moss Side Moss Side is an inner-city area of Manchester, England, south of the city centre, It had a population of 20,745 at the 2021 census. Moss Side is bounded by Hulme to the north, Chorlton-on-Medlock, Rusholme and Fallowfield to the east, W ...
,
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. It is situated on Moss Lane East (B5219), near Denmark Road, with the
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nearby to the north and the
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to the east.


History

The Manchester Central Grammar School for Boys was established on
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in 1900. While the Central High School for Girls remained at Whitworth Street, the Central High School for Boys moved to Kirkmanshulme Lane in
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in 1958. It amalgamated with Victoria Park Secondary School to form the Central High School for Boys (as a comprehensive school) in 1967. It then amalgamated with Ducie Technical College to form the Ducie Central High School for Boys in 1982. The school moved to
Moss Side Moss Side is an inner-city area of Manchester, England, south of the city centre, It had a population of 20,745 at the 2021 census. Moss Side is bounded by Hulme to the north, Chorlton-on-Medlock, Rusholme and Fallowfield to the east, W ...
, where new buildings were built at a cost of £5 million (the old site is now occupied by Belle Vue Centre), in September 1995.
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visited the school in October 2002. After a £12 million new building had been completed, the school re-opened under the leadership of Dame Kathryn August as the Manchester Academy in September 2003.


Admissions

It is run by
United Learning United Learning is a group of state-funded schools and fee-paying independent schools operating in England. United Learning is the trading name for United Church Schools Trust (UCST) and United Learning Trust (ULT). It is one of the largest 10 c ...
, a subsidiary of the
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. Over half of pupils are entitled to
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s and many are from refugee or non-English speaking backgrounds.


Academic performance

In 2009, the
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reported that the school had achieved an 'astounding transformation', with its predecessor once branded 'the worst in the country', it was now rated by Ofsted, the schools inspectorate, as '
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'. The fact that many pupils come from diverse and often economically impoverished backgrounds led experts to state that pupils at the academy performed much better than they would at most other schools.


Awards

Pupils from the academy won the national Apax – Mosaic Enterprise Challenge 2009/10 Award, with their 'virtual business' having generated profits of over £6.3 million online. Attending a ceremony at Atlantic House, London, in March 2010, they were awarded a trophy and a cheque for £3,000 from
BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC Here i going to introduce about the best teacher of my life b BALAJI sir. He is the precious gift that I got befor 2yrs . How has helped and thought all the concept and made my success in the 10th board exam. ...
...
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and
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presenter
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and Khawar Mann of
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. Having won the regional final of the Debate Mate competition, pupils from the academy competed as national finalists in the 2010 Richard Koch Cup
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Final, chaired by
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's
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at the
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.


Notable alumni


Central Grammar School for Boys

* Sir John Alcock, first flight across the Atlantic * Prof. H. Wright Baker, Professor of Mechanical Engineering from 1939 to 1960 at the University of Manchester * Joel Barnett, Baron Barnett, Labour MP from 1964 to 1983 for Heywood and Royton *
James Bingham James Bingham may refer to: * James Bingham (artist), Belfast-based painter * James Bingham (Indiana politician) James Bingham (March 16, 1861 – August 19, 1940) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the nineteenth Indiana Atto ...
, chairman from 1980 to 1981 of
Greater Manchester County Council The Greater Manchester County Council (GMCC) was the top-tier local government administrative body for Greater Manchester from 1974 to 1986. A strategic authority, with responsibilities for roads, public transport, planning, emergency services ...
* Prof. Eric Boyland, Professor of Biochemistry from 1948 to 1970 at the Institute of Cancer Research,
Royal Marsden Hospital The Royal Marsden Hospital (RM) is a specialist cancer treatment hospital in London based in Kensington and Chelsea, next to the Royal Brompton Hospital, in Fulham Road with a second site in Belmont, close to Sutton Hospital, High Down and D ...
, London and expert on molecular toxicology *Prof. Frank W. Cambray, professor and chairman, Geological Sciences, Michigan State University, USA * Sir George Cartland CMG * Sir
James Chadwick Sir James Chadwick, (20 October 1891 – 24 July 1974) was an English physicist who was awarded the 1935 Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of the neutron in 1932. In 1941, he wrote the final draft of the MAUD Report, which inspi ...
,Falconer, Isobel. ‘Chadwick, Sir James (1891–1974)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, Sept. 2004; online ed., Jan/ 200
accessed 26 June 2009
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in 1935 for discovering the
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* Sir Alcon Copisarow, Chief Scientific Officer from 1962–64 to the Ministry of Technology * Prof
William Alexander Deer William Alexander (Alex) Deer FRS (26 October 1910 – 8 February 2009) was a distinguished British geologist, petrologist and mineralogist. Biography Alex Deer was born in Rusholme, Manchester, the son of William Deer. He attended Manchester Ce ...
, Vice Chancellor of the University of Cambridge from 1971 to 1973, Master from 1966 to 1975 of
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, and Professor of Mineralogy and Petrology from 1961 to 1978 *
Robert Donat Friedrich Robert Donat (18 March 1905 – 9 June 1958) was an English actor. He is best remembered for his roles in Alfred Hitchcock's '' The 39 Steps'' (1935) and '' Goodbye, Mr. Chips'' (1939), winning for the latter the Academy Award f ...
, actor who won the best actor Oscar in 1939 * Sir William Downward,
Lord Lieutenant of Greater Manchester The Lord Lieutenant of Greater Manchester is the representative of the monarch, King Charles III in the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester in North West England. As Greater Manchester remains part of the Lancashire County Palatine, th ...
from 1974 to 1987 * Reginald Eastwood, Professor of English Law from 1924 to 1960 at the
Victoria University of Manchester The Victoria University of Manchester, usually referred to as simply the University of Manchester, was a university in Manchester, England. It was founded in 1851 as Owens College. In 1880, the college joined the federal Victoria University. Afte ...
* Prof.
Robert Geoffrey Edwards Sir Robert Geoffrey Edwards (27 September 1925 – 10 April 2013) was a British physiologist and pioneer in reproductive medicine, and in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) in particular. Along with obstetrician and gynaecologist Patrick Stepto ...
CBE, Professor of Human Reproduction from 1985 to 1989 at the
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Nobel Prize for Medicine and inventor, with Patrick Christopher Steptoe, of
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(IVF) in 1978 *
Georg Eisler Georg Eisler (20 April 1928, Vienna – 15 January 1998, Vienna) was an Austrian painter from the school of Oskar Kokoschka. His father Hanns Eisler was a composer and his mother Charlotte Eisler, née Demant a well-known singer and music teacher ...
, painter * Denis Filer CBE, President from 2000 to 2001 of the IMechE, and Director General from 1988 to 1995 of the
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* Rt Rev George Kenneth Giggall OBE, Bishop of St Helena from 1973 to 1979, and Royal Navy chaplain * Prof.
Edward Gregson Edward Gregson (born 23 July 1945) is an English composer of instrumental and choral music, particularly for brass and wind bands and ensembles, as well as music for the theatre, film, and television. He was also principal of the Royal Northern ...
, composer and Principal from 1996 to 2008 of the Royal Northern College of Music * Sir Henry Hardman CB, Permanent Secretary from 1963 to 1964 at the Ministry of Defence * Frank Hatton, local Labour MP from 1973 to 1974 for Manchester Exchange, and from 1974 to 1978 for Manchester Moss Side * Rabbi Louis Jacobs CBE * Prof. William Johnson, Professor of Mechanics from 1975 to 1982 at the
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, and Professor of Mechanical Engineering from 1960 to 1975 at the University of Manchester * Sir Leslie Kirkley CBE, Director from 1961 to 1974 of Oxfam, and largely responsible for it, and chairman from 1977 to 1981 of the
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* Arthur Knowles CBE, Secretary General from 1946 to 1956 of the
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*
Kenneth Marks Kenneth Marks (15 June 1920 – 13 January 1988) was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. Marks was Member of Parliament (MP) for Manchester Gorton from a 1967 by-election to 1983. From 1975 to 1979, he was a junior Environment ...
, Labour MP from 1967 to 1983 for
Manchester Gorton Manchester Gorton is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Labour's Afzal Khan, who was elected at the 2017 general election. It is the safest Labour seat in Greater Manchester by numerical majority and ...
* Cecil Melling CBE, President from 1962 to 1963 of the IEE * Vivian Pereira-Mendoza, Director from 1970 to 1980 of the
Polytechnic of the South Bank London South Bank University (LSBU) is a public university in Elephant and Castle, London. It is based in the London Borough of Southwark, near the South Bank of the River Thames, from which it takes its name. Founded in 1892 as the Borou ...
, and Principal from 1966 to 1970 of the Borough Polytechnic (its predecessor) * Sir Derek Roberts, Provost from 1989 to 1999 and 2002-03 of
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(UCL) *
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* Benny Rothman, rambler and activist *
Brian Statham John Brian Statham, (17 June 1930 – 10 June 2000) was an English professional cricketer from Gorton, in Manchester, who played for Lancashire County Cricket Club from 1950 to 1968 and for England from 1951 to 1965.James L. Tuck, physicist, member of the Manhattan project, shaped explosives expert


Ducie Technical High School for Boys

* Mel Ainscow, Professor of Education at the
University of Manchester , mottoeng = Knowledge, Wisdom, Humanity , established = 2004 – University of Manchester Predecessor institutions: 1956 – UMIST (as university college; university 1994) 1904 – Victoria University of Manchester 1880 – Victoria Univ ...
* Sir Howard Bernstein, Chief Executive since 1998 of Manchester City Council *
Peter McGarr Peter McGarr (born 28 May 1953) is an English classical composer and teacher, working in the English experimental tradition and inspired by Northern English landscape and culture. Biography McGarr was born in Openshaw, Manchester, and attended ...
, composer * Lord Monks, trades unionist * Sir Trefor Morris CBE, Chief Constable from 1984 to 1990 of
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*
John Thaw John Edward Thaw, (3 January 1942 – 21 February 2002) was an English actor who appeared in a range of television, stage, and cinema roles. He starred in the television series '' Inspector Morse'' as title character Detective Chief Inspector ...
, actor. * George Waring, actor *
Paul Young Paul Antony Young (born 17 January 1956) is an English musician, singer and songwriter. Formerly the frontman of the short-lived bands Kat Kool & the Kool Cats, Streetband and Q-Tips, he became a teen idol with his solo success in the 1980s. ...
, singer and percussionist


Other local United Learning Trust schools

*
Salford City Academy Salford City Academy (formerly Canon Williamson C.E. High School, and before that Eccles C.E. High School) is a state comprehensive high school and academy situated in the Peel Green area of Eccles, in Salford, Greater Manchester, England. Sal ...
* Stockport Academy *
William Hulme's Grammar School William Hulme's Grammar School is a mixed all-through school in Whalley Range, Manchester, England. History William Hulme (1631–1691) of Hulme Hall, Stockport, was the founder of "Hulme's Charity" later known as the Hulme Trust. Follow ...


See also

*
List of schools in Manchester This is a list of schools in Manchester, England. In 2010, the Manchester Local Education Authority was ranked last out of Greater Manchester's ten LEAs – and 147th out of 150 in the country LEAs – based on the percentage of ...
*
Manchester Central High School Manchester High School Central is the oldest public high school in the state of New Hampshire. Located in the heart of Manchester, New Hampshire, approximately 1,200 students attend from communities such as Hooksett and Manchester, and it for ...
in
New Hampshire New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the nor ...
, USA


References


External links


Manchester Academy website



EduBase


News items


Improvement in April 2009

Academy opens in 2003

Church takes over in May 2002
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