# Lancasterian School

Lancasterian School is a special school in Manchester, for pupils aged 3 to 16.

It had 196 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Special school. Code E105608. [Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester)

- Phase: Special
- Type: Community special school
- Ages: 3 to 16
- Pupils: 196
- Council: Manchester
- URN: 105608

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Standards maintained, November 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection: Standards maintained, 27 November 2024
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 0% of pupils at Lancasterian School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 58% in Manchester and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Manchester | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 93 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Does not apply to this school | 104 | 105 |

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Manchester | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | Does not apply to this school | 45.6 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | Does not apply to this school | 44.9% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | Does not apply to this school | 62.3% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 21 | – | – |

Lancasterian School teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [The Birches School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-birches-school-e105613): 240 m. Special. Good (overall), May 2024
- [Manchester Muslim Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/manchester-muslim-preparatory-school-e105598): 350 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Didsbury High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/didsbury-high-school-e143729): 560 m. Secondary. Outstanding (overall), January 2024. Attainment 8 of 57.8 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Moor Allerton Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/moor-allerton-preparatory-school-e105585): 580 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [St Ambrose RC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-ambrose-rc-primary-school-e105520): 600 m. Primary. School remains Good, April 2023. 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Cavendish Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cavendish-primary-school-e152024): 710 m. Primary. Standards maintained, March 2025

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/105608)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/105608)

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/school/lancasterian-school-e105608