Prospect House Specialist Support Primary School
Prospect House Specialist Support Primary School is a special free school in Manchester for boys and girls aged 3 to 11. It has 160 pupils and every place is taken. About 69 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was outstanding, back in 2023.
56 Bank House Road, Bank House Road, Manchester, M9 8LT0161 850 9829prospecthouse.schoolMrs Tracy Gallier headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 3 July 2023, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Outstanding overall.
Results
Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025
5 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England. With a year group this small, a couple of children can move the percentages a long way.
All Year 6 measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | Manchester | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils tested | 5 | 4 | – | – |
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.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
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.
Specialist SEND provision. A special school for pupils with profound and multiple learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties.
To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Manchester with profound and multiple learning difficulties provision.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Specific learning difficulty (55), Severe learning difficulty (53), Autistic spectrum disorder (23), language and communications needs (16), Profound and multiple learning difficulty (7), Moderate learning difficulty (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 160 | 153 | 125 | 80 | 50 | 22 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 69% | 63% | 60% | 54% | 50% | 41% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 29% | 29% | 26% | 30% | 26% | 32% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 92.8% 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 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 7.2% | 7.9% | 7.0% | 7.5% | 18.4% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 4.9% | 5.8% | 5.1% | 5.6% | 17.2% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 2.4% | 2.1% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.2% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 23.6% | 26.1% | 23.1% | 31.8% | 61.5% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-op Academy Manchester | Academy | 260 m | 1,554 | Good 2023 | 23 | Compare |
| Crab Lane Primary School | Council | 520 m | 412 | No overall grade 2024 | 36 | Compare |
| Pike Fold Primary School | Council | 600 m | 435 | Good 2023 | 53 | Compare |
| St Clare's RC Primary School | Roman Catholic | 660 m | 442 | Good 2024 | 32 | Compare |
| E-ACT Blackley Academy | Academy | 880 m | 441 | Good 2024 | 39 | Compare |
| North Ridge High School | Council | 990 m | 207 | Outstanding 2024 | – | Compare |
| Our Lady's RC High School | Roman Catholic | 0.7 miles | 1,046 | Report card 2025 | 84 | Compare |
| Meade Hill School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 205 | Good 2024 | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Prospect House Specialist Support Primary School a good school?
Prospect House Specialist Support Primary School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it outstanding at its last inspection in July 2023.
What is Prospect House Specialist Support Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Prospect House Specialist Support Primary School outstanding at its last full inspection on 3 July 2023.
How many pupils does Prospect House Specialist Support Primary School have?
160 pupils aged 3 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 160 places, so it is 100% full.
What is attendance like at Prospect House Specialist Support Primary School?
Pupils were in school 92.8% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 24% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
Does Prospect House Specialist Support Primary School have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It is a special school for profound and multiple learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 56 Bank House Road, Bank House Road, Manchester, M9 8LT
- Telephone
- 0161 850 9829
- Website
- www.prospecthouse.school
- Headteacher
- Mrs Tracy Gallier
- Type of school
- Special free school (Free schools special, free schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 3-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Multi-academy trust
- Prospere Learning Trust (11 schools)
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Ward
- Higher Blackley
- Constituency
- Blackley and Middleton South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2020 (new provision)
- URN
- 147885 · LAESTAB 3527002 · UKPRN 10086465
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.