Manchester Secondary PRU

  • Alternative provision
  • Local authority maintained
  • Ages 11 to 16
Ofsted: Requires improvement

Mersey Valley Campus, Barlow Hall Road, Chorlton, M21 7JJOpen in maps

Manchester Secondary PRU is an alternative provision school in Chorlton for ages 11 to 16. It is one of the 209 schools in Manchester. Its latest Ofsted rating is Requires improvement, from an inspection in June 2024.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 4 June 2024, report published 9 July 2024

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding
Met

Read the full Ofsted report

Pupil numbers and mix

205 pupils on roll, with places for 170

Eligible for free school meals82.9%

82.9%, 56.4 percentage points above the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language21.5%

21.5%, 0.1 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support87.3%

87.3%, 72.5 percentage points above the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan12.7%

12.7%, 6.7 percentage points above the England average of 6%.

Schools near Manchester Secondary PRU

SchoolDistanceOfsted
Bridgelea Pupil Referral Unit2 milesOfsted: Good
The Pendlebury Centre4 milesOfsted: Outstanding
Trafford Alternative Education Provision4 milesOfsted judgements: Good
Moat House4 milesOfsted: Outstanding
Arbour Academy5 milesOfsted judgements: Requires improvement to good

School details

School type
Pupil referral unit
Sector
Local authority maintained
Age range
11 to 16
Gender
Mixed
Headteacher
Mr Colin Harvey-Rigby
Phone
01616967955
Website
mspru.manchester.sch.uk
Address
Mersey Valley Campus, Barlow Hall Road, Chorlton, M21 7JJ
Local authority
Manchester
URN
136743

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.