Orchard House Specialist High School
6 Sawley Road, Manchester, M40 8EZ
- Phase
- Free Schools
- School type
- Free schools special
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- PROSPERE LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Caroline Pauls
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Prospere Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Manchester Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 150
- Pupils on roll
- 48
- URN
- 151726
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01615679040
About this school
Orchard House Specialist High School is a special academy in Manchester. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 48 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Orchard House Specialist High School under its current framework. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Orchard House Specialist High School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2025, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Location
Nearby schools
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The Cooperative College1.3 miles
Other types · Manchester
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Sol Christian Academy1.3 miles
Independent schools
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Digital Advantage1.3 miles
Other types · Manchester
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Chetham's School of Music1.4 miles
Independent schools
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Bridge College1.5 miles
Other types · 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
- Egerton High School Special schools
- Fairfield House School Special schools
- Grange School Academies
Common questions
- What year groups does Orchard House Specialist High School teach?
- Orchard House Specialist High School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a special school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Orchard House Specialist High School?
- The headteacher of Orchard House Specialist High School is Mrs Caroline Pauls, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Orchard House Specialist High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Orchard House Specialist High School 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 Orchard House Specialist High School?
- Orchard House Specialist High School has 48 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Orchard House Specialist High School full?
- Orchard House Specialist High School has capacity for 150 pupils and 48 on roll (32%), 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 Orchard House Specialist High School a faith school?
- No. Orchard House Specialist High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Orchard House Specialist High School a selective school?
- No. Orchard House Specialist High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Orchard House Specialist High School?
- Orchard House Specialist High 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.
- Does Orchard House Specialist High School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Orchard House Specialist High School. 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 10 July 2026.