How many schools are in Greater Manchester?

OfferDay lists five schools in Greater Manchester, including three special and alternative provision schools and two primary schools.

Who inspects schools in Greater Manchester?

Every school in Greater Manchester is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Greater Manchester?

OfferDay ranks an area's schools only where enough of them have published results to compare fairly, and Greater Manchester does not have enough to rank. Compare its schools on their Ofsted reports and, where results are published, the figures shown against each school on this page.

Schools in Greater Manchester

Greater Manchester has 5 schools listed on OfferDay. Its schools fall under Wigan, Manchester, Oldham and Stockport.

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About schools in Greater Manchester

Most of the five schools listed in Greater Manchester are special and alternative provision schools. There are also two primary schools covering the early school years.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find each primary school's key stage 2 scores. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Primary schools2

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

Glodwick Infant and Nursery School
Community school · Ages 3 to 7
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Howe Bridge
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

67%

expected standard

Special schools and alternative provision3

CEWE School
Other independent special school · Ages 4 to 11
The Greens ENS
Other independent special school · Ages 5 to 14
Willow House School
Other independent special school · Ages 5 to 14

Common questions about schools in Greater Manchester

How many schools are in Greater Manchester?: OfferDay lists five schools in Greater Manchester, including three special and alternative provision schools and two primary schools.
Who inspects schools in Greater Manchester?: Every school in Greater Manchester is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.
Which are the best schools in Greater Manchester?: OfferDay ranks an area's schools only where enough of them have published results to compare fairly, and Greater Manchester does not have enough to rank. Compare its schools on their Ofsted reports and, where results are published, the figures shown against each school on this page.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.