Manchester Hospital School
Manchester Hospital School is a council special school in Manchester for boys and girls aged 4 to 16. It has 152 pupils. Ofsted's last grade was inspected 2025, no overall grade.
3rd Floor School, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WL0161 509 2368manchesterhospitalschool.co.ukMrs Joanna Beswick headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 15 July 2025, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Not judged Between September 2024 and November 2025, Ofsted graded each area but stopped giving one overall word.
Earlier inspections (1)
| Date | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 27 March 2024 | Ungraded | School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next |
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.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2021 | 2019 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 152 | 149 | 160 | 163 | 167 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 22% | 7% | 13% | – | – |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | 0% | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 11% | 28% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 13% | 23% | 14% | 10% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2013 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Chrysostom's CofE Primary School | Church of England | 360 m | 410 | Report card 2025 | 59 | Compare |
| Xaverian College | Further education | 570 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Manchester Academy | Academy | 740 m | 1,025 | Good 2022 | 67 | Compare |
| Webster Primary School | Academy | 800 m | 363 | No overall grade 2025 | 78 | Compare |
| Plymouth Grove Primary School | Council | 880 m | 347 | Good 2023 | 49 | Compare |
| Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester | Roman Catholic | 880 m | 218 | Outstanding 2024 | 95 | Compare |
| Pinc College | Special post 16 institution | 900 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Heald Place Primary School | Council | 1000 m | 572 | No overall grade 2024 | 13 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Manchester Hospital School a good school?
Manchester Hospital School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it not judged at its last inspection in July 2025.
What is Manchester Hospital School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Manchester Hospital School not judged at its last full inspection on 15 July 2025.
How many pupils does Manchester Hospital School have?
152 pupils aged 4 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026.
Does Manchester Hospital School have a sixth form?
Yes.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 3rd Floor School, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WL
- Telephone
- 0161 509 2368
- Website
- www.manchesterhospitalschool.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Joanna Beswick
- Type of school
- Council special school (Community special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 4-16, with sixth form
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Ward
- Ardwick
- Constituency
- Manchester Rusholme
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 105602 · LAESTAB 3527007 · UKPRN 10016832
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.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2013.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 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.