Here’s the latest I can share based on recent public sources.
- Cedar Mount Academy (M18 7DT, Greater Manchester) has historically been rated as Requires Improvement by Ofsted, with reports noting variable progress and teaching quality at times. However, Ofsted has not issued a recent update in 2026 here, so the current status may have changed since those inspections.[2][5]
- The school is part of Bright Futures Educational Trust and has published news and newsletters highlighting student achievements, events, and community activities in recent years. The newsletters from 2025 emphasize ongoing school life and updates.[3][4]
- Community and third-party profiles show ongoing discussion about performance metrics like Attainment 8 and Progress 8 from prior years, with emphasis on the need for continued improvement in GCSE outcomes in some periods.[1][8]
If you’d like, I can:
- Narrow to the very latest official statements ( Ofsted or the academy’s own communications ) and pull the most recent inspection or trust updates.
- Compile a short, around-the-point summary of recent news items (events, newsletters, notable achievements) from Cedar Mount Academy.
- Compare Cedar Mount Academy’s latest publicly available metrics with local peers to provide context.
Would you like me to focus on the latest official inspection status, or on recent school news and events? If you have a preferred date range (e.g., 2024–2026) or a specific type of news (inspection, governance changes, student achievements), tell me and I’ll tailor the search.
Citations:
- Cedar Mount Academy Ofsted and performance notes.[2]
- Bright Futures Trust and CMA news/updates.[4][3]
- General profile and historical performance indicators.[8][1]
Sources
School Ratings for Cedar Mount Academy, GORTON EDUCATION VILLAGE, 50 WEMBLEY ROAD, GORTON, GREATER MANCHESTER, M18 7DT. This school was rated Requires Improvement by Ofsted in June 2023. For it's latest set of GCSE results it scored an 35 attainment 8 score. 22.7 percent of students got a grade 5 or above in Maths and English and 33.1 percent of students got 5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (A-C).
www.schoolratings.co.ukView profile of secondary “Cedar Mount Academy”, located in Manchester M18 7DT. Rated as “Requires Improvement” by ofsted. Educating students aged 11-16 yr.
snobe.co.ukNewsletter - Issue 5
cedarmount.bright-futures.co.ukCedar Mount Academy, United Kingdom
www.tes.comCedar Mount Academy is a academy sponsor led, secondary in M18 7DT. Latest Ofsted rating: Requires improvement. Explore results, attendance, behaviour, demographics and Sigora AI analysis using official DfE data.
schools.sigora.ukHere at Cedar Mount Academy we are very proud of our traditions of academic success, sporting & cultural achievements & service to our community.
cedarmount.bright-futures.co.uk Students’ achievement is inadequate and progress is highly variable across the academy. Students’ attainment and progress have not met government expectations since the academy opened. Some students in Year 11 in 2014 left the academy without any GCSE qualifications. The quality of teaching is inadequate. Work set … The proportion of students joining or leaving the academy at other than the usual times is well above average. The academy does not meet the government’s current floor...
files.ofsted.gov.uk