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# Manchester Communication Academy

Manchester Communication Academy is a secondary academy in Manchester, United Kingdom with 1,240 pupils, part of Greater Manchester Academies Trust. Ofsted: Good, inspected 21 May 2024. As of 7 November 2026 it is advertising 3 vacancies: Food Technician (closes 13 November), Learning Mentor – SEMH Specialist (closes 13 November) and Head of Year (Non Teaching) (closes 13 November). It holds a Home Office licence to sponsor Skilled Worker visas.

- **Head:** Susan Watmough, Principal
- **Trust or group:** Greater Manchester Academies Trust
- **Type:** Academy, Secondary
- **Pupils:** 1,240 pupils · 51% girls · 63.1% eligible for free school meals · 40.0% with English as an additional language — DfE school census, 2025/26
- **Special needs:** 226 (18.2%) on SEN support · 62 (5.0%) with an education, health and care plan — DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
- **Local authority:** Manchester
- **Location:** Manchester, M40 8NT, United Kingdom
- **Telephone:** 01612020161
- **Visa sponsorship:** Holds a Home Office licence to sponsor Skilled Worker visas (rated A). — Register of licensed sponsors, 5 November 2026. A licence means the employer can sponsor; each advert says whether a post does.
- **Website:** [manchestercommunicationacademy.com](http://www.manchestercommunicationacademy.com/)
- **Register number:** URN 136105 ([register entry](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/136105))
- **Ofsted:** Good, inspected 21 May 2024

## Vacancies (3)

- [Food Technician](https://eduatlas.org/jobs/2fil17y6yqr-food-technician) · Salary £22,638 a year · Closes 13 Nov · Full time · Catering · Main Duties and Responsibilities Coordinate the preparation and use of all practical resources and facilities to ensure correct resources are available for learning. Ensure that…

- [Learning Mentor – SEMH Specialist](https://eduatlas.org/jobs/1paig1e1uid-learning-mentor-semh-specialist) · Salary £22,181 to £25,945 a year · Closes 13 Nov · Full time · Teaching support · We are looking for a new person to join our Inclusion team who has experience in supporting students with Social Emotional and Mental Health difficulties and who is passionate…

- [Head of Year (Non Teaching)](https://eduatlas.org/jobs/0s5dn1mei8u-head-of-year-non-teaching) · Salary £26,411 to £30,157 a year · Closes 13 Nov · Full time · Dear Candidate, Thank you very much for your interest in becoming a Head of Year at Manchester Communication Academy. Manchester Communication Academy was first established in…

## Exam results

| Year | Attainment 8 | Grade 5+ Eng. & maths |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2025/26 provisional | 44.9 | 42.2% |
| 2024/25 | 44.5 | 35.9% |
| 2023/24 | 44.0 | 42.5% |

Department for Education performance tables. Attainment 8 is the average score across eight GCSE-level subjects (out of 90). Grade 5+ is the share of pupils with grade 5 or above in both English and maths. Provisional figures can change when the revised tables are published. Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26.

## Inspections

| Date | Inspection | Outcome |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 21 May 2024 | Graded inspection | Good |
| 24 April 2019 | Graded inspection | Good |

Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.

## Staff

| Year | Teachers | Pupils per teacher | Leavers | Vacancies | Average pay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025/26 | 98.8 | 12.6 | – | 0 | £49,838 |
| 2024/25 | 97.2 | 13.4 | 20% | 0 | £50,120 |
| 2023/24 | 96.8 | 13.0 | 26% | 0 | £46,994 |
| 2022/23 | 93.4 | 13.1 | 17% | 0 | £45,198 |
| 2021/22 | 97.0 | 12.4 | 22% | 0 | £40,332 |
| 2020/21 | 96.8 | 12.3 | 6% | 0 | £39,871 |

Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.

## Attendance

| Year | Sessions missed | Unauthorised | Persistently absent | Severely absent |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025/26 | 9.0% | 6.6% | 24.0% | 4.4% |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% | 19.6% | 3.9% |
| 2023/24 | 10.8% | 7.6% | 28.1% | 6.6% |
| 2022/23 | 9.3% | 6.2% | 24.3% | 4.6% |
| 2021/22 | 9.0% | 4.4% | 24.4% | 4.7% |
| 2020/21 | 7.8% | 3.0% | 22.5% | 2.5% |

Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).

## Hiring history

9 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 2 teaching, 7 support. Most often advertised: Community Facility Assistant, Food Technician Apprentice, KS4 Lead for Science. Last advertised October 2026.

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## Sources

Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Inspection: Ofsted. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.

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