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Manchester Secondary PRU

Pupil referral unit · Chorlton · M21 7JJ

Ages 11–16 · 205 pupils · Manchester

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Requires improvement

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2024-06-04

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill120%

205 pupils · 170 places

Pupils on roll
205
Boys / girls
133 / 72
School capacity
170
Capacity fill
205 / 170 (121%)
Free school meals
82.9%
FSM pupils
170
Gender
Mixed
School type
Pupil referral unit

Age range

Ages 11–16

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Pupil referral unit
Headteacher
Mr Colin Harvey-Rigby

Location

Address
Mersey Valley Campus, Barlow Hall Road
Postcode
M21 7JJ
Town
Chorlton
County
Greater Manchester
Local authority
Manchester
District
Manchester
Constituency
Manchester Withington
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed pupil referral unit, Ages 11–16, in Chorlton, Manchester, 205 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 82.9%.

Open schools in Chorlton
1
Academies among open schools in Chorlton
0% (0)
Open schools in M21
11
Open schools in Manchester LA
220

Nearby schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in ChorltonNear M21

  • Barlow Hall Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Manchester · M21 7JG · Manchester

    Ages 2–11

    • KS262%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM60.2%

    0.1 miles away

  • St Ambrose RC Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Manchester · M21 7QA · Manchester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS242%
    • Absence8.9%
    • FSM55.6%

    0.4 miles away

  • Chorlton Park Primary

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Manchester · M21 7HH · Manchester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM27.8%

    0.6 miles away

  • Loreto High School Chorlton

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Voluntary aided school · Secondary

    Manchester · M21 7SW · Manchester

    Ages 11–16

    • Att846.2
    • P8-0.1
    • EM5+43%
    • Absence8.9%

    0.6 miles away

  • Lancasterian School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community special school

    Manchester · M20 2XA · Manchester

    Ages 3–16

    • KS20%
    • Absence15.7%
    • FSM69.1%

    0.7 miles away

  • Didsbury High School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Free schools · Secondary

    Manchester · M20 2ET · Manchester

    Ages 11–18

    • Att857.3
    • P80.7
    • EM5+60%
    • Absence8.0%

    0.7 miles away

  • The Birches School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community special school

    Manchester · M20 2XZ · Manchester

    Ages 4–11

    • KS20%
    • Absence9.3%
    • FSM60.1%

    0.8 miles away

  • Chorlton High School

    Ofsted: Strong standard

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Manchester · M21 7SL · Manchester

    Ages 11–16

    • Att851.2
    • P80.2
    • EM5+54%
    • Absence7.8%

    0.8 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Mr Colin Harvey-Rigby
Telephone
01616967955
Website
www.mspru.manchester.sch.uk

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