What year groups does Teenage Kicks teach?

Teenage Kicks teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a special school in Manchester.

Who is the headteacher of Teenage Kicks?

The headteacher of Teenage Kicks is Mr Christopher Valentine, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.

Has Teenage Kicks been inspected?

Ofsted has not inspected Teenage Kicks 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 Teenage Kicks?

Teenage Kicks has 64 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.

Is Teenage Kicks full?

Teenage Kicks has capacity for 80 pupils and 64 on roll (80%), 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 Teenage Kicks a faith school?

No. Teenage Kicks has no designated religious character.

What are Teenage Kicks's exam results?

Where the Department for Education has published them, Teenage Kicks'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.

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Teenage Kicks

Teenage Kicks

2a Partington Street, Failsworth, Manchester, M35 9RD

Phase: Special schools
School type: Other independent special school
Ages: 11 to 16
Gender: Mixed
Headteacher: Mr Christopher Valentine
Religious ethos: None
Constituency: Manchester Central
Setting: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Capacity: 80
Pupils on roll: 64
URN: 149857
Local authority: Oldham
Website: School website
Telephone: 01612433868

About this school

Teenage Kicks is an independent special school in Manchester. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 64 pupils on roll.

Ofsted has not yet inspected Teenage Kicks under its current framework. 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

Teenage Kicks has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in October 2023, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.

Exam results

Key stage 4 (GCSEs)

Measure	2024/25
Pupils at the end of key stage 4	13
Attainment 8 score	5.4
Progress 8 score	-
Grade 5 or above in English and maths	0%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths	7.7%
Entered the English Baccalaureate	0%
English Baccalaureate average point score	0.4

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 Teenage Kicks has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.

Pupils on roll

Year	This school
2023/24	33
2024/25	43

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: 61
Pupils on SEN support: 3

Location

Nearby schools

Greater Manchester Independent School
Independent schools · Manchester

0.0 miles
Spring Brook Academy
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0.6 miles
New Bridge School
Academies · Oldham

0.8 miles
Hollinwood Academy
Academies · Oldham

0.8 miles
The Greens ENS
Special schools · Greater Manchester

1.0 miles

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Common questions

What year groups does Teenage Kicks teach?: Teenage Kicks teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a special school in Manchester.
Who is the headteacher of Teenage Kicks?: The headteacher of Teenage Kicks is Mr Christopher Valentine, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
Has Teenage Kicks been inspected?: Ofsted has not inspected Teenage Kicks 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 Teenage Kicks?: Teenage Kicks has 64 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
Is Teenage Kicks full?: Teenage Kicks has capacity for 80 pupils and 64 on roll (80%), 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 Teenage Kicks a faith school?: No. Teenage Kicks has no designated religious character.
What are Teenage Kicks's exam results?: Where the Department for Education has published them, Teenage Kicks'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.