SMS Changing Lives School

Special
Independent
Ages 11 to 16

Ofsted: Requires improvement

Unit 2, Aniseed Park, Oldham Broadway Business Park, Oldham, OL9 9XAOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

SMS Changing Lives School is a special school in Oldham for ages 11 to 16. It is one of the 126 schools in Oldham. Its latest Ofsted rating is Requires improvement, from an inspection in June 2025.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 10 June 2025, report published 15 July 2025

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

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Pupil numbers and mix

35 pupils on roll, with places for 80

Special educational needs support0%

0%, 14.8 percentage points below the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan100%

100%, 94 percentage points above the England average of 6%.

Schools near SMS Changing Lives School

School	Distance	Ofsted	Results
IncludEd Learning	0.5 miles	Ofsted: Good	Not published
St John Vianney RC School	0.7 miles	Ofsted: Good	Attainment 8: 2.4
Longford Park School	1 mile	Ofsted: Requires improvement	0% met the expected standard
Manchester Hospital School	2 miles	Ofsted judgements: Outstanding	Not published
Acer Academy, Salford	2 miles	No Ofsted inspection	Not published

School details

School type: Other independent special school
Sector: Independent
Age range: 11 to 16
Gender: Mixed
Admissions: Selective
Headteacher: Ms Hecabe DuFraisse
Phone: 01614801411
Website: smsschool.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Address: Unit 2, Aniseed Park, Oldham Broadway Business Park, Oldham, OL9 9XA
Local authority: Oldham
URN: 146646

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.