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Manchester Hospital School

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

Phase
Special schools
School type
Community special school
Ages
4 to 16
Gender
Mixed
Headteacher
Mrs Joanna Beswick
Constituency
Manchester Rusholme
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Pupils on roll
152
URN
105602
Local authority
Manchester
Website
School website
Telephone
01615092368

About this school

Manchester Hospital School is a community special school in Manchester. It teaches children aged 4 to 16 and has 152 pupils on roll.

Ofsted has inspected Manchester Hospital School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.

Ofsted judgement

England: previous inspection framework
Inspected 15 July 2025 · report published 14 September 2025

Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work

Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Effective

Read the full report on Ofsted's website

Inspection history

  1. Graded inspection report
    15 July 2025
  2. Ungraded inspection report
    27 March 2024

Location

Nearby schools

Other schools in Manchester

Common questions

What ages does Manchester Hospital School teach?
Manchester Hospital School teaches children aged 4 to 16. It is a special school in Manchester.
Who is the headteacher of Manchester Hospital School?
The headteacher of Manchester Hospital School is Mrs Joanna Beswick, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
Has Manchester Hospital School been inspected?
Ofsted has inspected Manchester Hospital School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
How many pupils are at Manchester Hospital School?
Manchester Hospital School has 152 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 16.
Is Manchester Hospital School a faith school?
No. Manchester Hospital School has no designated religious character.
Does Manchester Hospital School publish exam results?
OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Manchester Hospital School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.

School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.