Manchester Communication Academy

Updated August 2023

Manchester Communication Academy
2 Silchester Drive
Manchester
M40 8NT

Academy hours: Monday to Fridays 8am to 7pm and 9am to 5pm Saturday and Sunday.

The following general bus services operate close to the school:

17A - Rochdale - Stakehill - Middleton - Collyhurst - Shudehill
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17 - Rochdale - Sudden - Middleton - Collyhurst - Shudehill
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18 - Manchester Royal Infirmary - Middleton - Langley circular
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53 - Cheetham Hill - Higher Crumpsall - Old Trafford - Pendleton
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56 - Shudehill - Higher Crumpsall - Higher Blackley circular
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81 - Derker - Oldham - White Gate - Moston - Piccadilly Gardens
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83 - Piccadilly Gardens - Failsworth - Oldham - Sholver
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X84 - Carrcote - Hollinwood - Failsworth - Piccadilly Gardens
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84 - Huddersfield Town Centre - Oldham - Piccadilly Gardens
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112 - Boarshaw - Middleton - Greengate - Piccadilly Gardens
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114 - Albert Square - Moston - Greengate - Middleton - Boarshaw
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117 - Greengate - New Moston - Moston - Piccadilly Gardens
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118 - Higher Crumpsall - Blackley - Moston - Piccadilly Gardens
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119 - Higher Blackley - Charlestown - Moston - Piccadilly Gardens
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151 - Ashton-under-Lyne - Failsworth - Moston - Higher Crumpsall
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156 - Middleton - Rhodes - Higher Blackley - Blackley - Shudehill
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162 - Norden - Heywood - Langley - Middleton - Piccadilly Gardens
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163 - Bury - Heywood - Langley - Middleton - Piccadilly Gardens
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181 - Piccadilly Gardens - Chadderton - Royton - Wrens Nest
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182 - Piccadilly Gardens - Chadderton - Royton - Wrens Nest
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722 - Charlestown - Moston - Failsworth - Newton Heath - Monsall
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726 - Beswick - Newton Heath - Moston - Charlestown - White Gate
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The nearest stop is Monsall, a 8-minute walk away from the academy. Trams on the Oldham line run every six minutes at peak times.

Check the next tram time here.

Tickets and passes

Whether it's an igo card, Our Pass, Scholar's Permit, Free School Pass or the Care Leavers travel offer, there are plenty of different tickets and passes to get to school.

Find out how to register for your pass, the costs, benefits and what you need to do if you lose your pass.

Find the ticket or pass for you