Egerton High School
Kingsway Park, Urmston, Manchester, M41 7FZ
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr John P Madden
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Stretford and Urmston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 69
- URN
- 131885
- Local authority
- Trafford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01617497094
About this school
Egerton High School is a community special school in Manchester. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 69 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Egerton High 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 18 | 16 | 18 |
| Attainment 8 score | 7.6 | 9.8 | 10.8 |
| Progress 8 score | -2.29 -2.94 to -1.63 | -2.17 -2.89 to -1.46 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 5.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 12.5% | 5.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
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 Egerton High 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 | Trafford average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.6 | 50.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 9.8 | 51.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 10.8 | 51.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 45.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 44.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 37.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 55 |
| 2023/24 | 65 |
| 2024/25 | 66 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 81.82%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 37.49%
- Persistent absence
- 73.77%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Orchards0.4 miles
Free Schools · Stretford
-
Abbotsford Preparatory School1.4 miles
Independent schools · Manchester
-
Woodlands1.6 miles
Special schools · Rossendale
-
New Park Academy1.8 miles
Academies · Eccles
-
Arbour Academy1.8 miles
Academies · Salford, Greater 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
- Fairfield House School Special schools
- Grange School Academies
- IncludEd Learning Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Egerton High School teach?
- Egerton High School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a special school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Egerton High School?
- The headteacher of Egerton High School is Mr John P Madden, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Egerton High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Egerton High 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 Egerton High School?
- Egerton High School has 69 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Egerton High School a faith school?
- No. Egerton High School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Egerton High School have?
- The schools register lists Egerton High School's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Egerton High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 7.6 in 2022/23 and 10.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Egerton High School's absence rate?
- Egerton High School's overall absence rate is 37.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Egerton High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Egerton High 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 15 July 2026.