 This is an average-sized secondary school. It formally became a co-educational school in September 2014 and the number on roll as a result, has increased. Previously, there was a separate boys’ and girls’ academy on the present site. There are currently more girls than boys on roll.  The proportion of disadvantaged students supported through the pupil premium is much higher than average. The pupil premium is additional funding to support students known to be eligible free school meals and children who are looked after by the local authority.  The majority of students are White British. A higher-than-average proportion of students are from minority ethnic backgrounds, the largest of which are Pakistani and African. A higher-than-average proportion of students speak English as an additional language.  The proportion of disabled students and those who have special educational needs is higher than the national average.  The sponsorship of the academy is in a transitional phase. Current sponsors, Microsoft and Manchester City Council, are in the process of handing over to the Bright Futures Educational Trust.  The Principal’s appointment, taken up in September 2014, is on an interim basis pending confirmation of the trust arrangements. A vice Principal joined the academy in September 2014 and an assistant Principal in January 2015. Several new appointments of middle leaders have been made.  In 2014, the academy did not meet the government’s current floor standards, which are the minimum expectations for students’ attainment and progress by the end of Year 11.  The academy is in the process of closing its sixth-form provision. All remaining students are in Year 13. The sixth-form curriculum comprises four BTEC courses and enables students who enter the sixth form with a GCSE below grade C for English and mathematics to work toward improving their grades.  A small number of students are educated at Leo Kelly, a hospital school, The Harpurhey Alternative Provision School and Manchester Pupil Referral Unit, where they access a range of vocational courses.  When Manchester Creative and Media Academy for Girls had its last full inspection, it was judged to require improvement. Manchester Creative and Media Academy for Boys was inspected at the same time and was judged to have serious weaknesses. Her Majesty’s Inspectors monitored both academies and judged, in March 2014 and July 2014, that leaders and governors were not taking effective action to secure improvement.