Music Stuff
Unit 2, The Cuthbert Centre, Manchester, M11 2NA
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lyndsey Murray
- Constituency
- Manchester Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 106
- Pupils on roll
- 71
- URN
- 137887
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01612209259
About this school
Music Stuff is an independent school in Manchester. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 71 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Music Stuff under its current framework. 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
Music Stuff has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in February 2012, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 20 | 32 | 30 |
| 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 Music Stuff 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 | 102 |
| 2023/24 | 85 |
| 2024/25 | 90 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 71
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bridge College0.5 miles
Other types · Manchester
-
Progress Schools - Gorton0.7 miles
Independent schools
-
Rodney House School1.2 miles
Special schools · Manchester
-
Grange School1.5 miles
Academies · Manchester
-
Sol Christian Academy1.6 miles
Independent schools
Other schools in Manchester
- Abbotsford Preparatory School Independent schools
- Afifah School Independent schools
- Ahavas Torah Boys Academy Independent schools
- Ashlea House School Independent schools
- Beis Ruchel Girls School Independent schools
- Branwood Preparatory School Independent schools
- Bridgewater School Independent schools
- Greater Manchester Independent School Independent schools
- Harpurhey Alternative Provision School Independent schools
- Kassim Darwish Grammar School for Boys Independent schools
- Manchester High School for Girls Independent schools
- Manchester Islamic Grammar School for Girls Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Music Stuff teach?
- Music Stuff teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is an independent school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Music Stuff?
- The headteacher of Music Stuff is Mrs Lyndsey Murray, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Music Stuff been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Music Stuff under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Music Stuff?
- Music Stuff has 71 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Music Stuff full?
- Music Stuff has capacity for 106 pupils and 71 on roll (67%), so it has space against 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 Music Stuff a faith school?
- No. Music Stuff has no designated religious character.
- What are Music Stuff's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Music Stuff'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 24 July 2026.