Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School
Crossacres Road, Manchester, M22 5DR
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Diane Wolstenholme
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Wythenshawe and Sale East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 156
- Pupils on roll
- 157
- URN
- 127802
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01613595322
About this school
Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School is a community special school in Manchester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 157 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 6 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 | 21 | 21 | 29 |
| 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 | -9.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -8.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -8.90 | - | - |
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 Ashgate Specialist Support Primary 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 | 11% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 150 |
| 2023/24 | 155 |
| 2024/25 | 156 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 69.23%
- English as an additional language
- 15.4%
- Overall absence
- 9.9%
- Persistent absence
- 29.93%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Southern Cross School1.3 miles
Academies · Manchester
-
North West Hospital School1.3 miles
Independent schools · Cheadle
-
Piper Hill High School1.3 miles
Academies · Manchester
-
Lady Barn House School1.4 miles
Independent schools · Cheadle
-
Inscape House School1.5 miles
Special schools · Stockport
Other schools in Manchester
- 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
- IncludEd Learning Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School teach?
- Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a special school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School?
- The headteacher of Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School is Mrs Diane Wolstenholme, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ashgate Specialist Support Primary 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 Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School?
- Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School has 157 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School full?
- Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School has capacity for 156 pupils and 157 on roll (101%), 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 Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School a faith school?
- No. Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Ashgate Specialist Support Primary 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 Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School's absence rate?
- Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School's overall absence rate is 9.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ashgate Specialist Support Primary 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 30 June 2026.