Manchester Secondary PRU
Special / other · Chorlton · M21 7JJ
Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system
This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.
Inspected 4 June 2024
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205 pupils · 100% of 170 capacity
- School type
- Pupil referral unit
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 82.9% of pupils
- English as additional language
- 24.9% of pupils
- SEN support
- 85.5% of pupils
- EHC plan
- 14.5% of pupils
- Website
- www.mspru.manchester.sch.uk
- URN
- 136743
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Teacher retention (2024/25)
81% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 19% left the state-funded sector
School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Spending per pupil
Total expenditure ÷ pupils, council-maintained school finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Inspection history since 2015
- 4 June 2024: Requires improvement
- 27 September 2022: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
- 18 January 2017: Yes - improving (good)
Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.