Droylsden Academy

Droylsden Academy is a secondary school in Droylsden, Manchester. It opened in September 2009 on the site of the former Droylsden School, Mathematics and Computing College for Girls which it replaced. The former Littlemoss High School for Boys was also replaced by this school.The school accommodates 1,400 students in state of the art buildings which were completed in January 2012. The School also housed a small number of sixth form students between the years of 2011 and 2013 under the name D6. This branch of the school was closed down in 2013 causing A-level students to relocate to other sixth form colleges, mainly to Hyde Clarendon Sixth form College.HistoryFormer schools on this site, always known locally as Manor Road School, have included: Droylsden High School for Girls, a secondary modern school, 1951-? Droylsden School, Mathematics and Computing College for Girls, c2000-2009