North Ridge High School
Community special school in Manchester (Manchester).
Location
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In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
3 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Cooking
- Gardening
- Pottery
Awards
5 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
- Eco SchoolsEnvironment
- UNICEF Rights Respecting SchoolsChildren's rights
- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- Quality in CareersRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 132905
- Type
- Community special school
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Constituency
- Blackley and Middleton South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2006
Governing body (7 current, 0 former)
Special schools governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Thomas Eccles | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Sarah Darby | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Ruth Hughes | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Shauna Johnson | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 · until 2099 |
| Mr Matt Hollingsworth | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Darrell Cunningham | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2029 |
| Mr Alan Braven | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2029 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record