Manchester Secondary PRU
Mersey Valley Campus, Barlow Hall Road, Chorlton, M21 7JJ
- Phase
- Local authority maintained schools
- School type
- Pupil referral unit
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Colin Harvey-Rigby
- Constituency
- Manchester Withington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 170
- Pupils on roll
- 205
- URN
- 136743
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01616967955
About this school
Manchester Secondary PRU is a special school in Chorlton. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 205 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Manchester Secondary PRU, 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Manchester Secondary PRU has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 143 |
| 2023/24 | 223 |
| 2024/25 | 221 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
- 4 June 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report28 September 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 85.07%
- English as an additional language
- 24.9%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lancasterian School0.7 miles
Special schools · Manchester
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The Birches School0.8 miles
Special schools · Manchester
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Manchester Muslim Preparatory School0.8 miles
Independent schools · Manchester
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Pioneer House High School1.0 miles
Free Schools · Manchester
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Moor Allerton Preparatory School1.0 miles
Independent schools · Manchester
Common questions
- What ages does Manchester Secondary PRU teach?
- Manchester Secondary PRU teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a special school in Chorlton.
- Who is the headteacher of Manchester Secondary PRU?
- The headteacher of Manchester Secondary PRU is Mr Colin Harvey-Rigby, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Manchester Secondary PRU been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Manchester Secondary PRU, 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 Secondary PRU?
- Manchester Secondary PRU has 205 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Manchester Secondary PRU full?
- Manchester Secondary PRU has capacity for 170 pupils and 205 on roll (121%), 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 Manchester Secondary PRU a faith school?
- No. Manchester Secondary PRU has no designated religious character.
- Does Manchester Secondary PRU 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 Secondary PRU. 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 1 July 2026.