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Manchester Secondary PRU

Mersey Valley Campus, Barlow Hall Road, Chorlton, Greater Manchester · M21 7JJ

Not applicablePupil referral unitMixedAges 11–16221 pupils
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Ofsted
Requires improvement

Jun 2024

Free school mealsFree School Meals: the share of pupils eligible for free school meals — a common measure of disadvantage.
80.1%

2024-25

Pupils per teacher
9.7

2025-26

Spend per pupil
£29,828

2024-25

Places filled
130%

221 of 170 places · 2025-26

Ofsted

Last inspected 4 June 2024

Overall effectivenessRequires improvement
Personal development
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
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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.
80.1%
English as 2nd lang.English as an Additional Language: pupils whose first language is known or believed to be other than English.
24.9%
SEN supportSpecial Educational Needs support: pupils who get extra help in school but do not have an Education, Health and Care plan.
14.5%
With EHC planEducation, Health and Care plan: a legal document for children with more significant needs, setting out the support a council must provide.
85.5%

Gender split

31%
69%

68 girls · 153 boys

Ethnicity

White British
46.6%
White & Black Caribbean
8.6%
African
6.8%
Pakistani
6.8%
Other ethnic group
6.3%
Other White
4.1%
Other Black
3.6%
Other Mixed
2.7%
Caribbean
2.3%
Other Asian
2.3%
Unclassified
2.3%
White & Asian
2.3%

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.

+36.3% vs Manchester average

This school80.1%
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.

-14.2% vs Manchester average

This school24.9%
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.

+1.6% vs Manchester average

This school14.5%
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.

+69.8% vs Manchester average

This school85.5%
Manchester average15.7%
England average14.6%

The local area

Neighbourhood context around the school in Manchester

Median house price
£307,000

2023 · England £295,000

DeprivationIndex of Multiple Deprivation: the official measure of relative deprivation for small areas. Areas are split into deciles, where 1 is the most-deprived 10% in England and 10 the least.
4/10

10 = least deprived

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%

Degree-level+
49%

Residents 16+ · Census 2021

Deprivation (IMD) Index of Multiple Deprivation: the official measure of relative deprivation for small areas. Areas are split into deciles, where 1 is the most-deprived 10% in England and 10 the least.

More deprived than the England average · 1 = most deprived 10%, 10 = least

Overall
4/10
Income
3/10
Employment
4/10
Education
7/10
Health
3/10
Crime
1/10

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 136743