Manchester Secondary PRU
Special / other · Chorlton · M21 7JJ
Data updated
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
Read the Ofsted report ↗At a glance
205 pupils · 121% of 170 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)
- School type
- Pupil referral unit
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 82.9% of pupils (January 2026)
- English as additional language
- 24.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
- SEN support
- 85.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
- EHC plan
- 14.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
- Website
- www.mspru.manchester.sch.uk
- URN
- 136743
In figures
Ofsted last graded it Requires improvement on 4 June 2024, under the framework used before November 2025. It had 205 pupils at the 15 January 2026 census.
Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
White British 48% (Manchester 56%, England 73%) · Black African 9% (Manchester 7%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 9% (Manchester 8%, England 4%) · Asian Pakistani 5% (Manchester 3%, England 2%) · Any other ethnic group 5% (Manchester 4%, England 2%) · Not recorded 4% (Manchester 3%, England 3%) · Any other White background 4% (Manchester 4%, England 3%) · Any other Mixed background 3% (Manchester 4%, England 3%) · Any other Black background 2% (Manchester 2%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Manchester 2%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Manchester 3%, England 1%) · Any other Asian background 2% (Manchester 2%, England 1%) · White Irish 2% (Manchester 2%, England 0%) · White Traveller of Irish heritage 1% (Manchester 1%, England 0%) · other groups together 2%
Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures
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
Vacancies (November 2025)
0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, special schools and PRUs: 0.68% vacant, 1.02% temporary
Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)
84.6% of teachers took sickness absence, 18 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days
Teacher pay (November 2025)
Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £65,459; 22.7% on the leadership pay range · England, special schools and PRUs: £53,604, 18.3%
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted
Spending per pupil (2025-26)
Where the money went (2025-26)
Share of spending, with the median for pupil referral unit schools in brackets: Staff 67% (78%) · premises 4% (4%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 3% (4%) · supplies and services 21% (11%) · educational supplies 2% (3%) · bought-in professional services 18% (5%) · catering 1% (1%)
Reserves (2025-26)
Revenue reserve -£138,924; in-year balance -£152,377
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared
Inspection history since 2015
- 4 June 2024: Requires improvement
- 27 September 2022: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
- 18 January 2017: Yes - improving (good)
Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems
The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 5/10around the middle for England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 4/10more deprived than most of England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 48.5% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 15.1% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 39.9% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 17.9% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 49.5% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 53.3% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 26.7% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 20% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 2.6% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 19.1% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 10.1% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 25.4% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01005084 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £338,000195 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £271,000–£393,000the middle half of sales
- England median
- £300,000all sales over the same period
Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.
Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Roads around the school
- Child pedestrian casualties
- 0an urban school averages 2.0
- Collisions at school-run times
- 1an urban school averages 5.7
- All reported collisions
- 6an urban school averages 30.5
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 0an urban school averages 6.1
A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted