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Manchester Hospital School
All-through · Mixed · Ages 4–16 · Community special school
3rd Floor School, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9WL · manchesterhospitalschool.co.uk · 0161 509 2368
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2025
- Pupils
- 152
- Local authority
- Manchester
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
| Left in 2018/19 | Since 2017/18 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sixth form college | 6 | −2 |
| Further education | 44 | +2 |
| Other education | 6 | — |
| Not in a lasting destination | 31 | −2 |
| Activity not captured | 13 | +5 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Manchester Hospital School on 15 July 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 15 Jul 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Mar 2024
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2024Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
May 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Jan 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective May 2013Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Oct 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (15 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 15
- 5% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 40% who raised concerns
based on the 13% who had a child bullied
based on 13 parents (87%) with SEND