15 lowest performing schools in Greater Manchester according to The Telegraph's GCSE league table

The Telegraph’s league table sees secondary schools ranked according to 10 separate criteria, which add up to a maximum score of 40. The newspaper says these are “designed to highlight a range of key data points, measuring key academic, behavioural and organisational performance”.

Using the latest data for the 2024/5 academic year, the points are awarded as follows:

• English Baccalaureate scores (5 points)
• Attainment 8 scores (5 points)
• Progress 8 score (5 points)
• Disadvantaged pupils score (4 points)
• Comparison with local authority (4 points)
• Pupil destinations (5 points)
• Entries options (3 points)
• Oversubscribed schools (3 points)
• Class size (3 points)
• Truancy (3 points)

Almost 3,500 state sector secondary schools in England feature in the league table, with just five schools across the country receiving the full 40 points.

We have examined the league table to find 15 secondary schools in Greater Manchester that received low scores - classed as ‘well below average’ nationally. Please note, these rankings should only be used as a comparative measure for GCSE performance.

Take a look at the gallery below and see how your child’s school performed.