 The majority of students live in Longsight, Levenshulme, Rusholme and Ardwick wards, which suffer from high levels of poverty, deprivation, and crime.As mentioned in its 2010 OFSTED report, over 90% of the school's students are from ethnic minorities, and over 64% are of South Asian heritage with more than 50% of all students speaking English as an additional language.A full OFSTED school inspection was last carried out in October 2018, in which the school was given 'Outstanding' (Grade 1) status in overall effectiveness.