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Manchester Secondary PRU
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Pupil referral unit
Mersey Valley Campus, Barlow Hall Road, Chorlton M21 7JJ · mspru.manchester.sch.uk · 0161 696 7955
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2024
- Pupils
- 205
- 35 over 170 places · 121%
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Free school meals
- 82.9%
- First language not English
- 21.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1.1 | — |
| Further education | 28.4 | −7.8 |
| Other education | 1.1 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 1.1 | −2.3 |
| Employment | 4.2 | +2.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 38.9 | +1 |
| Activity not captured | 25.3 | +4.6 |
Ofsted
Manchester Secondary PRU was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 4 June 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 4 Jun 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Sept 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Sept 2022Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good May 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good