Grange School
Matthews Lane, Gorton, Manchester, M12 4GR
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- PROSPERE LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rachael Clifford
- Sponsor
- Prospere Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Gorton and Denton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 220
- Pupils on roll
- 312
- URN
- 145845
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01612312590
About this school
Grange School is a special academy in Manchester. It teaches children aged 4 to 19 and has 312 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
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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 18 | 12 | 21 |
| 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 | -10.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -9.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -9.10 | - | - |
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.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 10 | 27 | 32 |
| 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 Grange 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 | 9.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 252 |
| 2023/24 | 263 |
| 2024/25 | 275 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 69.96%
- English as an additional language
- 35.6%
- Overall absence
- 7.41%
- Persistent absence
- 17.23%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Melland High School0.3 miles
Academies · Gorton
-
Manchester Vocational and Learning Academy0.7 miles
Independent schools · Manchester
-
Progress Schools - Gorton0.9 miles
Independent schools
-
Rodney House School0.9 miles
Special schools · Manchester
-
Reddish Hall School1.1 miles
Special schools · Stockport
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
- IncludEd Learning Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Grange School teach?
- Grange School teaches children aged 4 to 19. It is a special school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Grange School?
- The headteacher of Grange School is Mrs Rachael Clifford, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Grange School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Grange 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 Grange School?
- Grange School has 312 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 19.
- Is Grange School full?
- Grange School has capacity for 220 pupils and 312 on roll (142%), 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 Grange School a faith school?
- No. Grange School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Grange School?
- Grange School is part of PROSPERE LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Grange 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 Grange School's absence rate?
- Grange School's overall absence rate is 7.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Grange School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Grange 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 10 July 2026.