Special schools and alternative provision in Manchester

Special schools and alternative provision36

• Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School

  Community special school · Ages 3 to 11

• Bridge College

  Special post 16 institution · Ages 16 to 25

• Bridgelea Pupil Referral Unit

  Pupil referral unit · Ages 5 to 11

• Camberwell Park Specialist Support School

  Academy special sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

• Cambian Tyldesley School

  Other independent special school · Ages 11 to 19

• Changing Lives

  Other independent special school · Ages 11 to 18

• Cloughside College

  Community special school · Ages 11 to 19

• Delamere School

  Community special school · Ages 2 to 11

• Digital Advantage

  Special post 16 institution · Ages 16 to 24

• Egerton High School

  Community special school · Ages 11 to 19

• Fairfield House School

  Other independent special school · Ages 8 to 25

• Grange School

  Academy special sponsor led · Ages 4 to 19

• IncludEd Learning

  Other independent special school · Ages 11 to 16

• Lancasterian School

  Community special school · Ages 3 to 16

• Longford Park School

  Academy special converter · Ages 4 to 11

• Manchester Hospital School

  Community special school · Ages 4 to 16

• Manchester Jewish School for Special Education

  Other independent special school · Ages 4 to 25

• Maple House School

  Other independent special school · Ages 6 to 14

• Meade Hill School

  Academy special converter · Ages 11 to 16

• Newlands School

  Community special school · Ages 4 to 11

• North Ridge High School

  Community special school · Ages 11 to 19

• Oakbrook School

  Other independent special school · Ages 7 to 16

• Orchard House Specialist High School

  Free schools special · Ages 11 to 19

• Pinc College

  Special post 16 institution · Ages 16 to 25

• Pioneer House High School

  Free schools special · Ages 11 to 19

• Piper Hill High School

  Academy special converter · Ages 11 to 19

• Prospect House Specialist Support Primary School

  Free schools special · Ages 3 to 11

• Rodney House School

  Community special school · Ages 4 to 11

• Rowan Tree Primary School

  Community special school · Ages 4 to 11

• Southern Cross School

  Academy special converter · Ages 9 to 16

• Springside

  Community special school · Ages 3 to 11

• St John Vianney RC School

  Non-maintained special school · Ages 5 to 19

• Teenage Kicks

  Other independent special school · Ages 11 to 16

• The Birches School

  Community special school · Ages 4 to 11

• The Clifton Centre

  Pupil referral unit · Ages 14 to 16 · Due to close

• The Watkin Centre

  Other independent special school · Ages 11 to 16

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 25 July 2026.