Royal College Manchester (Seashell Trust)
Special post 16 institution school in Cheadle (Stockport).
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Nearby schools
nearest first38 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is Royal School, Manchester, 0.0 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal School, ManchesterNon-maintained special | 0.0 mi | Special | 67 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2022Last graded Outstanding (Oct 2012) |
| Willow House SchoolOther independent special | 0.1 mi | Special | 6 | - |
| Outwood Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.3 mi | Primary | 202 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Jul 2014) |
| Oakgrove SchoolAcademy special converter | 0.4 mi | Special | 40 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2024Last graded Good (Nov 2012, previous school). This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Bolshaw Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.6 mi | Primary | 203 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2022No earlier grade held in our data. This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| St James' Catholic High SchoolVoluntary aided | 0.6 mi | Secondary | 824 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 |
| Handforth Grange Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.7 mi | Primary | 340 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| Etchells Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.8 mi | Primary | 397 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 2 |
| St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | 0.9 mi | Primary | 202 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2022No earlier grade held in our data. This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Bradshaw Hall Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.0 mi | Primary | 472 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| Cheadle Hulme SchoolOther independent | 1.0 mi | Independent | 1,499 | - |
| Thorn Grove Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.0 mi | Primary | 214 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2024Last graded Good (May 2015) |
| North West Hospital SchoolOther independent | 1.1 mi | Independent | 9 | - |
| Greenbank Preparatory SchoolOther independent | 1.1 mi | Independent | 215 | - |
| Cheadle Hulme High SchoolAcademy converter | 1.2 mi | Secondary | 1,690 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Outstanding |
| Cheadle Catholic Infant SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.2 mi | Primary | 248 | Good, 2023 |
| Cheadle Catholic Junior SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.2 mi | Primary | 355 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2024Last graded Good (Jun 2015) |
| Prospect Vale Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.2 mi | Primary | 230 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2013) |
| North Cheshire Jewish Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.4 mi | Primary | 173 | Good, 2024 |
| Hursthead Infant SchoolCommunity | 1.4 mi | Primary | 244 | Good, 2023 |
| Hursthead Junior SchoolAcademy converter | 1.4 mi | Primary | 354 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2023Last graded Good (Dec 2017) |
| Valley SchoolCommunity special | 1.5 mi | Special | 56 | Report card, 2026Exceptional in 2 areas, Strong standard in 4, Expected standard in 1 |
| Styal Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.5 mi | Primary | 100 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2023Last graded Good (Dec 2013) |
| Aurora Summerfields SchoolOther independent special | 1.6 mi | Special | 47 | - |
| Cheadle Hulme Primary SchoolFree schools | 1.6 mi | Primary | 458 | Good, 2023 |
| Laurus Cheadle HulmeFree schools | 1.6 mi | Secondary | 1,054 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| Moss Hey Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.6 mi | Primary | 186 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5, Needs attention in 1 |
| The Wilmslow AcademyAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Primary | 389 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2024Last graded Good (May 2013, previous school) |
| Lacey Green Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Primary | 424 | Good, 2023 |
| Inscape House SchoolNon-maintained special | 1.7 mi | Special | 158 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 5 areas, Expected standard in 2 |
| Lady Barn House SchoolOther independent | 1.7 mi | Independent | 472 | - |
| Lane End Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.7 mi | Primary | 205 | Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Jul 2024, no grade given |
| Oak Tree Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.7 mi | Primary | 638 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2024Last graded Good (Feb 2019) |
| Lum Head Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.8 mi | Primary | 210 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2024Last graded Good (Feb 2019) |
| Peel Hall Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.9 mi | Primary | 163 | Inadequate, 2023This inspection was of the school this one replaced. |
| Pear Tree Specialist Support High SchoolFree schools special | 1.9 mi | Special | 96 | - |
| The Kingsway SchoolAcademy converter | 2.0 mi | Secondary | 1,260 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all six areas |
| St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 2.0 mi | Primary | 227 | Good, 2024 |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 20% least deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 9 of 10).
Overall deprivation9
Income7
Employment8
Education and skills9
Health8
Crime8
Barriers to housing and services10
Living environment9
most deprivedleast deprived
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 75
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