Royal College Manchester (Seashell Trust)

Special · ages 16-25MixedSpecial post 16 institutionCheadle Stockport

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Royal College Manchester (Seashell Trust) is a special post 16 institution in Cheadle for boys and girls aged 16 to 25.

Stanley Road, Cheadle Hulme, Cheadle, SK8 6RQ0161 610 0100seashelltrust.org.ukMs Clare Sefton head of collegeAll details

Ofsted

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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 Stockport council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll–

Pupils from low-income families–Get free school meals

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m1612 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences

Local crime rate0 per 1,000 people100% lower than the England average

Typical house price£305,000Stockport

Nearest bus stop160 mSeashell Trust, 12 stops within 500 m

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.

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School	Type	Distance	Pupils	Ofsted	Score
Royal School, Manchester	Non-maintained special	0 m	67	Outstanding 2022	–	Compare
Willow House School	Independent	220 m	6	Not inspected	–	Compare
Outwood Primary School	Council	430 m	202	Good 2023	50	Compare
Oakgrove School	Academy	620 m	40	Good 2024	–	Compare
Bolshaw Primary School	Academy	0.6 miles	203	Good 2022	–	Compare
St James' Catholic High School	Roman Catholic	0.6 miles	824	Report card 2026	64	Compare
Handforth Grange Primary School	Academy	0.6 miles	340	Outstanding 2024	90	Compare
Etchells Primary School	Council	0.7 miles	397	Report card 2026	22	Compare

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Questions parents ask

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How many pupils does Royal College Manchester (Seashell Trust) have?

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Contact and details

Address: Stanley Road, Cheadle Hulme, Cheadle, SK8 6RQ
Telephone: 0161 610 0100
Website: www.seashelltrust.org.uk
Head of College: Ms Clare Sefton
Type of school: Special post 16 institution (Special post 16 institution, other types)
Phase: Special school, ages 16-25
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: None
Local authority: Stockport
Ward: Heald Green
Constituency: Cheadle
Setting: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened: 1 January 2010 (new provision)
URN: 139218 · LAESTAB 3567900 · UKPRN 10024772

Official record Government performance tables Download this school's data (CSV)

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.
Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
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