Manchester is a metropolitan borough and city located in Greater Manchester, England. It has an estimated population of approximately 2.55 million citizens, making it the United Kingdom's second most populous urban area. Schools in Manchester follow the British educational system and is divided into three levels: Primary School, Secondary Schools and Higher Education. The education in Manchester is compulsory for children up until they are 16 years old. The Manchester Grammar School is one of Manchester’s notable school. It was established in 1515 and is a free Grammar School for children, aged 7 to 18 years old, who wish to attend this school, and is the largest independent day school for boys. It teaches over 1,000 students with over 200 teaching staffs. Manchester also has 3 other Grammar Schools: Withington Girls' School, Manchester High School for Girls, and William Hulme's Grammar School.
Popular searched areas in and around Manchester include:-
- Atherton
- Clayton
- Denton
- Didsbury
- Eccles
- Fallowfield
- Levenshulme
- Middleton
- Moss Side
- Old Trafford
- Prestwich
- Radcliffe
- Stretford
- Swinton
- The Trafford Centre
- Trafford Park
- Urmston
- Worsley
- Wythenshawe
There are three universities in Manchester: The University of Manchester, Manchester Metropolitan University and The University of Law. The University of Manchester (uoM) is the largest full-time non-collegiate university. It was instituted in 1851 as Victoria University of Manchester and teaches over 38,000 students with 27,000 of them being undergraduates and 11,000 students doing their postgraduates. Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) was established in 1970 and was formally known as Manchester Polytechnic; it teaches over 37 students. Manchester Metropolitan University is the second most popular university in the UK and receives over 52,000 applications each year; it is ranked fourth of the new universities in UK. The University of Law (ULaw) was established as the College of Law. It has over 16,000 students attending annually. The University of Law (ULaw) is the largest provider of vocation legal training in Europe. Manchester has notable laureates; 25 being from The University of Manchester, winning Nobel Prizes for Chemistry, Physics, Physiology and Medicine, and Economics.