Rodney House School
2 Albert Grove, Longsight, Manchester, M12 4WF
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Debbie Morley
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, 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
- Gorton and Denton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 72
- Pupils on roll
- 75
- URN
- 105616
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01612306854
About this school
Rodney House School is a community special school in Manchester. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 75 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Rodney House School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 15 June 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. 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 | 25 | 12 | 8 |
| 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 | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -6.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -6.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -6.50 | - | - |
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.
Trends over time
How Rodney House 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 | 12.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 72 |
| 2023/24 | 73 |
| 2024/25 | 73 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 64.38%
- English as an additional language
- 50.7%
- Overall absence
- 9.67%
- Persistent absence
- 41.79%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Progress Schools - Gorton0.6 miles
Independent schools
-
Grange School0.9 miles
Academies · Manchester
-
The Manchester Grammar School0.9 miles
Independent schools · Manchester
-
Bridge College1.0 miles
Other types · Manchester
-
Manchester Vocational and Learning Academy1.1 miles
Independent schools · Manchester
Other schools in Manchester
- Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School Special schools
- Bridge College Other types
- Bridgelea Pupil Referral Unit Local authority maintained schools
- Camberwell Park Specialist Support School Academies
- Cambian Tyldesley School Special schools
- Changing Lives Special schools
- Cloughside College Special schools
- Delamere School Special schools
- Digital Advantage Other types
- Egerton High School Special schools
- Fairfield House School Special schools
- Grange School Academies
Common questions
- What ages does Rodney House School teach?
- Rodney House School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a special school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Rodney House School?
- The headteacher of Rodney House School is Mrs Debbie Morley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Rodney House School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Rodney House 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 Rodney House School?
- Rodney House School has 75 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Rodney House School full?
- Rodney House School has capacity for 72 pupils and 75 on roll (104%), 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 Rodney House School a faith school?
- No. Rodney House School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Rodney House School have?
- The schools register lists Rodney House School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; 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 Rodney House 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 Rodney House School's absence rate?
- Rodney House School's overall absence rate is 9.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Rodney House School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Rodney House 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.