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Manchester Hospital School

3rd Floor School, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Oxford Road, Manchester, Lancashire · M13 9WL

Not applicableCommunity special schoolMixedAges 4–16318 pupils
Visit website ↗01615092368Ward: E05011351MP: E14001353
Ofsted
Not judged

Jul 2025

Free school mealsFree School Meals: the share of pupils eligible for free school meals — a common measure of disadvantage.
27.4%

2024-25

Spend per pupil
£15,444

2024-25

Ofsted

Last inspected 15 July 2025

Personal development
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
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Pupil makeup

Spring school census · 2024-25

Free school mealsFree School Meals: the share of pupils eligible for free school meals — a common measure of disadvantage.
27.4%
English as 2nd lang.English as an Additional Language: pupils whose first language is known or believed to be other than English.
0.0%

Gender split

46%
54%

146 girls · 172 boys

Ethnicity

Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding.

How this school compares

Against Manchester (its local authority) and England · 2024-25

Free school mealsFree School Meals: the share of pupils eligible for free school meals — a common measure of disadvantage.

-16.4% vs Manchester average

This school27.4%
Manchester average43.8%
England average23.2%

English as 2nd lang.English as an Additional Language: pupils whose first language is known or believed to be other than English.

-39.1% vs Manchester average

This school0.0%
Manchester average39.1%
England average16.4%

SEN supportSpecial Educational Needs support: pupils who get extra help in school but do not have an Education, Health and Care plan.

This school—
Manchester average12.9%
England average11.2%

With EHC planEducation, Health and Care plan: a legal document for children with more significant needs, setting out the support a council must provide.

This school—
Manchester average15.7%
England average14.6%

The local area

Neighbourhood context around the school in Manchester

Claimant rateThe share of residents aged 16–64 claiming unemployment-related benefits (the claimant count) — a timely local proxy for unemployment.
6.1%

April 2026 · England 4.1%

Recorded crimes
1

~1 mile · 6m to 2026-04

Degree-level+
44%

Residents 16+ · Census 2021

Crime by type

Street-level reports within ~1 mile · 6m to 2026-04

Drugs
1

Area figures describe the neighbourhood around the school (LSOA/MSOA), not the school itself. Sources: ONS, Home Office (data.police.uk), MHCLG — Open Government Licence v3.0.

Data last updated 06/06/2026 · URN 105602