# Manchester Secondary PRU

Manchester Secondary PRU is a pupil referral and alternative provision school in Manchester, for pupils aged 11 to 16.

It had 205 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Pupil referral and alternative provision school. Code E136743. [Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester)

- Phase: Pupil referral and alternative provision
- Type: Pupil referral unit
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Pupils: 205
- Council: Manchester
- URN: 136743

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Requires improvement (overall), June 2024
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 4 June 2024
- Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Requires improvement
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.

The Department for Education publishes no KS2 or KS4 results for this school.

## Schools nearby

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

- [Barlow Hall Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barlow-hall-primary-school-e144128): 220 m. Primary. Standards maintained, January 2025. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Ambrose RC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-ambrose-rc-primary-school-e105520): 640 m. Primary. School remains Good, April 2023. 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Chorlton Park Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chorlton-park-primary-e142343): 910 m. Primary. Good (overall), June 2024. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Loreto High School Chorlton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/loreto-high-school-chorlton-e105574): 970 m. Secondary. Requires improvement (overall), May 2024. Attainment 8 of 42.3 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Lancasterian School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lancasterian-school-e105608): 1.1 km. Special. Standards maintained, November 2024
- [Didsbury High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/didsbury-high-school-e143729): 1.2 km. Secondary. Outstanding (overall), January 2024. Attainment 8 of 57.8 (2025/26, provisional)

## 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/136743)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/136743)

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