Manchester Hospital School

  • Special
  • Local authority maintained
  • Ages 4 to 16
Ofsted judgements: Outstanding

3rd Floor School, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WLOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Manchester Hospital School is a special school in Manchester for ages 4 to 16. It is one of the 209 schools in Manchester. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in July 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 15 July 2025, report published 14 September 2025

This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.

Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Met

Pupil numbers and mix

152 pupils on roll

Eligible for free school meals22.4%

22.4%, 4.1 percentage points below the England average of 26.5%.

Special educational needs support23.7%

23.7%, 8.9 percentage points above the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan76.3%

76.3%, 70.3 percentage points above the England average of 6%.

Schools near Manchester Hospital School

SchoolDistanceOfstedResults
Rodney House School1 mileOfsted: Outstanding0% met the expected standard
IncludEd Learning1 mileOfsted: GoodNot published
SMS Changing Lives School2 milesOfsted: Requires improvementNot published
Grange School2 milesOfsted: Outstanding0% met the expected standard
Melland High School2 milesOfsted: OutstandingNot published

School details

School type
Community special school
Sector
Local authority maintained
Age range
4 to 16
Gender
Mixed
Headteacher
Mrs Joanna Beswick
Address
3rd Floor School, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WL
Local authority
Manchester
URN
105602

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.