Philips High School
Secondary school in Manchester, Bury. Requires improvement (Jun 2022).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 14 June 2022, report published 20 October 2022, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
This grade was given to Philips High School (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. Philips High School hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.
Requires improvement overall. Not yet good. Schools with this grade were normally inspected again within 30 months. 11% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Requires improvement.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around December 2024
The last inspection was in June 2022. Schools graded requires improvement were normally inspected again within 30 months. It’s now later than the usual gap, so an inspection could happen at any time.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2027 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby secondary schools
- 1.2 milesThe Heys School
Good (Jun 2024)
- 1.5 milesParrenthorn High School
Good (Mar 2023)
- 1.6 milesStar Radcliffe Academy
Not inspected yet
- 1.6 milesUnsworth Academy
Improved significantly (Apr 2025)
- 1.7 milesManchester Mesivta School
Requires improvement (Jan 2024)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.