Grange School

State-Funded School

grange-school-manchester-north-west

North WestRegion

ManchesterLocal Authority

Gorton and DentonConstituency

M12 4GRPostcode

9.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Grange School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 4–19, located in Manchester, North West.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 312 pupils. Grange School is part of PROSPERE LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Ethnicity

White

42%

Asian

22%

Black

16%

Mixed

15%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

312

Total Pupils

76%Boys

24%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

69%

England average

27%

First language not English

33%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 4 – 19
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 312
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: PROSPERE LEARNING TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
23 Nov 2023	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
13 Dec 2017	Inadequate	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Inadequate

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.