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Schools with social, emotional and mental health provision in Manchester

For pupils whose anxiety, behaviour or mental health gets in the way of learning; smaller groups and therapeutic support. Manchester has 10 mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision for social, emotional and mental health and 5 special schools that cater for it.

Mainstream schools with a unit or resourced provision (10)

Pupils have a specialist base and staff inside an ordinary school. Places are separate from the school's main admissions and normally need an EHC plan.

SchoolProvisionAgesTownPlacesOfstedScore
Abraham Moss Community SchoolAll-through school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties and moreResourced provision3-16Manchester16Not inspected30
William Hulme's Grammar SchoolAll-through school · also autism, moderate learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties and moreResourced provision3-18Manchester12Not inspected82
Ashbury Meadow Primary SchoolPrimary school · also speech, language and communicationResourced provision3-11Manchester27No overall grade 20256
Bowker Vale Primary SchoolPrimary schoolResourced provision3-11Manchester6Good 202327
Broad Oak Primary SchoolPrimary schoolResourced provision3-11Manchester16Good 202447
Newall Green Primary SchoolPrimary school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties and moreSEN unit and resourced provision2-11Manchester37Good 20237
Rack House Primary SchoolPrimary school · also autism, moderate learning difficulties, speech, language and communicationResourced provision2-11Manchester7Report card 202587
St Anne's RC Primary School Crumpsall ManchesterPrimary school · also speech, language and communicationResourced provision3-11Manchester–Good 202314
St Brigid's RC Primary SchoolPrimary school · also autism, hearing impairment, other needs and moreResourced provision3-11Manchester7Good 202414
Manchester AcademySecondary school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties and moreSEN unit and resourced provision11-16Manchester145Good 202267

Special schools (5)

Special schools take pupils with an education, health and care plan; the council names the school in the plan. Many cater for several needs.

SchoolProvisionAgesTownPlacesOfstedScore
Lancasterian SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and moreSpecial school3-16Manchester196 pupilsNot inspected–
Meade Hill SchoolSpecial schoolSpecial school11-16Manchester205 pupilsGood 2024–
North Ridge High SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and moreSpecial school11-19Manchester207 pupilsOutstanding 2024–
Rodney House SchoolSpecial school · also autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment and moreSpecial school4-11Manchester75 pupilsOutstanding 2023–
Southern Cross SchoolSpecial schoolSpecial school9-16Manchester165 pupilsGood 2023–
Other councilsAll schools in Manchester

Other needs

AutismSpeech, language and communicationModerate learning difficultiesSevere learning difficultiesProfound and multiple learning difficultiesHearing impairmentVisual impairmentMulti-sensory impairmentPhysical disabilitySpecific learning difficultiesOther needs

How to read this

The list comes from the Department for Education's register of schools (Get Information about Schools), which records the type of SEN provision each school has and how many pupils are in a resourced provision or SEN unit. Resourced provision means extra staff and funding for a group of pupils who spend most of their time in ordinary classes. A SEN unit is a separate class within the school. Both need a place agreed by the council through an education, health and care plan; ask the council's SEND team, not the school's admissions office. The register is only as good as what schools report, so check with the school before relying on it.