Camberwell Park Specialist Support School
Camberwell Park Specialist Support School is a sponsored special academy in Manchester for boys and girls aged 3 to 11. It has 187 pupils and room for 188. About 68 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was inadequate, back in 2024.
Brookside Road, Moston, Manchester, M40 9GJ0161 682 7537camberwellpark.org.ukMr Andrew Richardson-Rafey headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 13 February 2024, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Inadequate overall.
Ofsted has serious worries about this school. It is in special measures.
Results
Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025
35 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England. These are the results of Camberwell Park Specialist Support School, the school this one replaced.
All Year 6 measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025† | 2024† | 2023† | 2019† | 2018† | 2017† | Manchester | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils tested | 35 | 40 | 35 | 24 | 22 | 10 | – | – |
| Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 60% | 63% |
| Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 5% | 8% |
| Expected level: readingReading expected standard | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | – | – |
| Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | – | – |
| Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed) | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | – | – |
| Reading progressReading progress score | – | – | -2.8 | -0.6 | -2.0 | -1.9 | – | – |
| Maths progressMaths progress score | – | – | -2.5 | +0.6 | -2.3 | -1.5 | – | – |
| Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged | 0% | – | 0% | – | 0% | – | – | – |
| Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged | 0% | – | 0% | – | 0% | – | – | – |
There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.
† These results are for Camberwell Park Specialist Support School, the school this one replaced in April 2025. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Does every child do well here?
A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. Every gap at this school is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.
At the end of primary school, 2025
Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Manchester council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Autistic spectrum disorder (67), language and communications needs (48), Profound and multiple learning difficulty (18), Severe learning difficulty (17), Specific learning difficulty (13), emotional and mental health (9).
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 90.1% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24† | 2022/23† | 2021/22† | 2020/21† | 2018/19† | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 9.9% | 9.6% | 10.3% | 11.3% | 11.2% | 6.9% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 6.1% | 7.0% | 8.4% | 9.4% | 9.7% | 5.9% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 3.9% | 2.6% | 2.0% | 1.9% | 1.5% | 1.0% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 29.7% | 30.8% | 37.2% | 42.4% | 45.3% | 18.8% | 12.8% |
† These attendance figures are for Camberwell Park Specialist Support School, the school this one replaced in April 2025. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other special schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moston Fields Primary School | Council | 20 m | 398 | No overall grade 2024 | 3 | Compare |
| Harpurhey Alternative Provision School | Independent | 670 m | 22 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St Dunstan's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Academy | 720 m | 288 | Good 2020 | – | Compare |
| Lily Lane Primary School | Academy | 780 m | 598 | Report card 2026 | 2 | Compare |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School Moston | Church of England | 780 m | 235 | No overall grade 2025 | 22 | Compare |
| Moston Lane Community Primary School | Council | 860 m | 456 | Good 2022 | 40 | Compare |
| Charlestown Community Primary School | Council | 910 m | 430 | Good 2023 | 8 | Compare |
| St Matthew's RC High School | Academy | 970 m | 1,327 | No overall grade 2024 | 32 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Camberwell Park Specialist Support School a good school?
Camberwell Park Specialist Support School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it inadequate at its last inspection in February 2024.
What is Camberwell Park Specialist Support School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Camberwell Park Specialist Support School inadequate at its last full inspection on 13 February 2024.
How good are Camberwell Park Specialist Support School's SATs results?
In summer 2025, 0% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 0% went further and reached the higher level.
How many pupils does Camberwell Park Specialist Support School have?
187 pupils aged 3 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 188 places, so it is 99% full.
What is attendance like at Camberwell Park Specialist Support School?
Pupils were in school 90.1% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 30% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Brookside Road, Moston, Manchester, M40 9GJ
- Telephone
- 0161 682 7537
- Website
- www.camberwellpark.org.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Andrew Richardson-Rafey
- Type of school
- Sponsored special academy (Academy special sponsor led, academies)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 3-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Prospere Learning Trust (11 schools)
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Ward
- Charlestown
- Constituency
- Blackley and Middleton South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 April 2025 (new provision)
- URN
- 151378 · LAESTAB 3527003 · UKPRN 10096572
- Formerly
- Camberwell Park Specialist Support School
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Year 6 results: DfE key stage 2 tables, 2024/25.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.