SchoolScoresManchester Hospital School
Special school · All-through, ages 4 to 16 · Mixed · Sixth form
3rd Floor School, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WL
0161 509 2368 · School website · Map and directions
Ofsted inspection
At the inspection that started on 15 July 2025, Ofsted graded each area separately. It stopped giving an overall grade in September 2024.
This inspection used Ofsted's older format with four grades: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement and Inadequate. Newer inspections use report cards. What changed.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
Read the full Ofsted reports for this school
Source: Ofsted state-funded schools inspection data.
What parents say
15 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey between 3 September 2024 and 1 September 2025.
| Statement | This school | England |
|---|---|---|
| My child is happy at this school | 87% | 89% |
| My child feels safe at this school | 100% | 90% |
| The school makes sure pupils are well behaved | 93% | 84% |
| My child with SEND gets the support they needOf 13 parents of children with SEND | 100% | 68% |
| I would recommend this school to another parent | 100%said yes | 84% |
Parents choose whether to take part, so these answers may not represent all families (Ofsted puts the response rate at 5%). Figures are the share who agree or strongly agree. England figures are all parents answering the same questions over the same period, for state-funded schools. The scales run from lower (left) to higher (right) agreement, and the dot marks this school among state schools of the same phase that used the same survey questions. The third it falls in is coloured: green for the top third, amber the middle, red the bottom. This survey used Ofsted's previous Parent View questions, which changed in November 2025. Source: Ofsted Parent View management information.
Results
No test or exam results have been published for this school yet.
Admissions
Apply through the council where you live, even if the school is in a different council area. This school is in Manchester. The national closing date for secondary applications is 31 October, and offers are sent on 1 March.
Pupils, staff and SEND
This is a special school for children with an education, health and care plan (EHCP). Places are arranged through the council's SEND team, not the normal admissions round.
| Pupils | This school | Manchester | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eligible for free school meals in the last 6 years | Not published | 59.7%* | 43.8% |
| With an education, health and care plan | 12.8% | 94.4%* | 99.0% |
| Receiving special educational needs support | 11.4% | 1.3%* | 1.2% |
| English as an additional language | 0.0% | 30.0%* | 14.6% |
Comparisons are with special schools. * Calculated by SchoolScores from the council's or England's schools, weighted by pupils (or teachers, for turnover); other figures are published by DfE. Sources: DfE school census 2020/21.
SEND provision: Get Information about Schools (DfE).
Nearby special schools
- Rodney House School 1.1 miles · Ofsted: Outstanding (2012), confirmed 2023 · 0% met expected standard (KS2)
- IncludEd Learning 1.2 miles · Independent · Ofsted: Good (2024)
- SMS Changing Lives School 1.7 miles · Independent · Ofsted: Requires improvement (2025)
- Grange School 1.9 miles · Ofsted: Outstanding (2023)
- Melland High School 2.1 miles · Ofsted: Outstanding (2013), confirmed 2024
- St John Vianney RC School 2.3 miles · Independent · Ofsted: Good (2014), confirmed 2023
- Orchard House Specialist High School 2.3 miles · Ofsted: No graded inspection
- The Birches School 2.6 miles · Ofsted: Good (2024) · 0% met expected standard (KS2)
- Angel Meadow School 2.6 miles · Independent · Ofsted: No graded inspection
- Lancasterian School 2.7 miles · Ofsted: Outstanding (2014), confirmed 2024
Straight-line distance. Distance isn't the same as a catchment area.
Questions parents ask
What is Manchester Hospital School's Ofsted rating?
At its inspection in 15 July 2025, Ofsted graded each area separately; it stopped giving an overall grade in September 2024.
Would parents recommend Manchester Hospital School?
100% of the 15 parents who answered Ofsted's Parent View survey between 3 September 2024 and 1 September 2025 said they would recommend Manchester Hospital School to another parent. Parents choose whether to respond, so this may not represent all families.
Sources
- School details: Get Information about Schools (DfE), 26 September 2026. URN 105602.
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, data to 31 August 2026.
- Parent views: Ofsted Parent View, 3 September 2024 to 1 September 2025.
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Page updated 26 September 2026.