Cedar Mount Academy
Academy sponsor led in Gorton, Manchester.
School details
| Phase | Secondary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 11 to 16 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | None |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 724 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 900 |
| Free school meals | 63.70% |
| Trust or sponsor | BRIGHT FUTURES EDUCATIONAL TRUST |
| Local authority | Manchester |
| Address | Gorton Education Village, 50 Wembley Road, Gorton, Greater Manchester, M18 7DT |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | https://cedarmount.bright-futures.co.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01612487009 |
| URN | 138097 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 27 January 2026, published 22 April 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 25 April 2023, published 18 June 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
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Nearby schools
- St Peter's RC High School (secondary school, about 1.5 km)
- Co-op Academy Belle Vue (secondary school, about 1.7 km)
- Manchester Enterprise Academy Central (secondary school, about 2.0 km)
- Levenshulme High School (secondary school, about 2.0 km)
- Reddish Vale High School (secondary school, about 2.1 km)
- Wright Robinson College (secondary school, about 2.3 km)
- Dean Trust Ardwick (secondary school, about 2.6 km)
- Fairfield High School for Girls (secondary school, about 3.2 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.