Lancasterian School
Elizabeth Slinger Road, West Didsbury, Manchester, M20 2XA
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 3 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Acting Headteacher
- Mrs Alison Randall
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Manchester Withington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 192
- Pupils on roll
- 196
- URN
- 105608
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01614450123
About this school
Lancasterian School is a community special school in Manchester. It teaches children aged 3 to 16 and has 196 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 27 November 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 10 | 15 | 17 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 89.0 | - | 93.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 89.0 | - | - |
| Reading progress | -4.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 10 | 12 | 25 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Lancasterian School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Manchester average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 52.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 19.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 15.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 15.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 183 |
| 2023/24 | 180 |
| 2024/25 | 187 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 71.51%
- English as an additional language
- 42.2%
- Overall absence
- 15.76%
- Persistent absence
- 47.89%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Birches School0.2 miles
Special schools · Manchester
-
Manchester Muslim Preparatory School0.2 miles
Independent schools · Manchester
-
Moor Allerton Preparatory School0.4 miles
Independent schools · Manchester
-
Manchester Secondary PRU0.7 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Chorlton
-
Bridgelea Pupil Referral Unit1.0 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Manchester
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- Cambian Tyldesley School Special schools
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- Cloughside College Special schools
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Common questions
- What year groups does Lancasterian School teach?
- Lancasterian School teaches children aged 3 to 16. It is a special school in Manchester.
- Who is the acting headteacher of Lancasterian School?
- The acting headteacher of Lancasterian School is Mrs Alison Randall, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lancasterian School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lancasterian 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 big is Lancasterian School?
- Lancasterian School has 196 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 16.
- Is Lancasterian School full?
- Lancasterian School has capacity for 192 pupils and 196 on roll (102%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Lancasterian School a faith school?
- No. Lancasterian School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Lancasterian School have?
- The schools register lists Lancasterian School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Lancasterian School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Lancasterian School's absence rate?
- Lancasterian School's overall absence rate is 15.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lancasterian School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lancasterian School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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.