Special schools in Manchester

• 210open schools
• 139primary
• 37secondary
• 21independent
• 96,844pupils

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21 schools, A to Z.

• Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School

  Special school · Community special school · ages 3 to 11 · 157 pupils

  Crossacres Road, Wythenshawe, Manchester, M22 5DR

  Ofsted 6 Nov 2024 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• Bowersgate School

  Special school · Other independent special school · ages 6 to 16

  Floats Road, Wythenshawe, Manchester, M23 9PL

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Independent

• Camberwell Park Specialist Support School

  Special school · Academy special sponsor led · ages 3 to 11 · 187 pupils

  Brookside Road, Moston, Manchester, M40 9GJ

  Ofsted 13 Feb 2024: Inadequate (predecessor school)

• Grange School

  Special school · Academy special sponsor led · ages 4 to 19 · 312 pupils

  Matthews Lane, Gorton, Manchester, M12 4GR

  Ofsted 17 Oct 2023: Outstanding

• IncludEd Learning

  Special school · Other independent special school · ages 11 to 18 · 16 pupils

  8 Alexandra Road South, Whalley Range, Manchester, M16 8ER

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Independent

• Lancasterian School

  Special school · Community special school · ages 3 to 16 · 196 pupils

  Elizabeth Slinger Road, West Didsbury, Manchester, M20 2XA

  Ofsted 27 Nov 2024 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• Manchester Hospital School

  Special school · Community special school · ages 4 to 16 · 152 pupils

  3rd Floor School, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WL

  Ofsted 15 Jul 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• Manchester Jewish School for Special Education

  Special school · Other independent special school · ages 4 to 25 · 16 pupils

  Manchester Jewish Community Centre, Bury Old Road, Manchester, M7 4QY

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Independent

• Meade Hill School

  Special school · Academy special converter · ages 11 to 16 · 205 pupils

  Chain Road, Higher Blackley, Manchester, M9 6GN

  Ofsted 20 Jun 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good (predecessor school)

• Melland High School

  Special school · Academy special converter · ages 11 to 19 · 256 pupils

  Gorton Education Village, 50 Wembley Road, Gorton, M18 7DT

  Ofsted 27 Mar 2024 (ungraded): School remains Outstanding

• North Ridge High School

  Special school · Community special school · ages 11 to 19 · 207 pupils

  Alworth Road, Blackley, Manchester, M9 0RP

  Ofsted 27 Mar 2024 (ungraded): School remains Outstanding

• Oakbrook School

  Special school · Other independent special school · ages 7 to 16

  Anglo House, Chapel Road, Manchester, M22 4JN

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Independent

• Orchard House Specialist High School

  Special school · Free schools special · ages 11 to 19 · 48 pupils

  6 Sawley Road, Miles Platting, Manchester, M40 8EZ

  No inspection in this data yet

• Pioneer House High School

  Special school · Free schools special · ages 11 to 19 · 170 pupils

  200 Yewtree Lane, Northern Moor, Manchester, M23 0FF

  Ofsted 22 Jan 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• Piper Hill High School

  Special school · Academy special converter · ages 11 to 19 · 285 pupils

  Firbank Road, Newall Green, Manchester, M23 2YS

  Ofsted 27 Sep 2023 (ungraded): School remains Outstanding

• Prospect House Specialist Support Primary School

  Special school · Free schools special · ages 3 to 11 · 160 pupils

  56 Bank House Road, Bank House Road, Manchester, M9 8LT

  Ofsted 3 Jul 2023: Outstanding

• Rodney House School

  Special school · Community special school · ages 4 to 11 · 75 pupils

  2 Albert Grove, Longsight, Manchester, M12 4WF

  Ofsted 15 Jun 2023 (ungraded): School remains Outstanding

• Southern Cross School

  Special school · Academy special converter · ages 9 to 16 · 165 pupils

  Roundwood Road, Northenden, Manchester, M22 4AB

  Ofsted 27 Sep 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good (predecessor school)

• The Birches School

  Special school · Community special school · ages 4 to 11 · 168 pupils

  Newholme Road, West Didsbury, Manchester, M20 2XZ

  Ofsted 14 May 2024: Good

• The Greens ENS

  Special school · Other independent special school · ages 5 to 14 · 26 pupils

  202 Droylsden Road, Newton Heath, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M40 1NZ

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Independent

• The Watkin Centre

  Special school · Other independent special school · ages 11 to 16 · 47 pupils

  Mulberry House, Claverton Road, Wythenshawe, Manchester, M23 9TT

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Independent

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