Changing Lives
Other independent special school in Manchester (Trafford).
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Nearby schools
nearest first25 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is Manor Academy Sale, 1.1 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manor Academy SaleAcademy special converter | 1.1 mi | Special | 205 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2024Last graded Good (Nov 2013, previous school) |
| St Michael's CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.1 mi | Primary | 240 | Good, 2023 |
| Firs Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.2 mi | Primary | 540 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2; early years provision Outstanding |
| All Saints' Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.3 mi | Primary | 205 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 3 |
| Brentwood Community CollegeSpecial post 16 institution | 1.3 mi | Special | - | - |
| Brentwood SchoolCommunity special | 1.3 mi | Special | 185 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2025Last graded Outstanding (Jun 2019) |
| St Margaret Ward Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.3 mi | Primary | 223 | Good, 2023 |
| St Monica's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | 1.4 mi | Primary | - | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2024No earlier grade held in our data. This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Delamere SchoolCommunity special | 1.5 mi | Special | 135 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2023Last graded Outstanding (Jun 2017) |
| Wellacre Technology AcademyAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Secondary | 727 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 3, Needs attention in 1 |
| Abbotsford Preparatory SchoolOther independent | 1.5 mi | Independent | 155 | - |
| Flixton Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.6 mi | Primary | 439 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2024Last graded Good (Oct 2014) |
| Acre Hall Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.6 mi | Primary | 297 | Requires improvement, 2024 |
| Flixton Girls SchoolAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Secondary | 981 | Good, 2023 |
| Woodheys Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.7 mi | Primary | 443 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2022Last graded Good (Jun 2017) |
| Wellfield Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity | 1.7 mi | Primary | 206 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Outstanding (Feb 2016) |
| Wellfield Junior SchoolCommunity | 1.7 mi | Primary | 246 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2023Last graded Good (Jan 2014) |
| Broadheath Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.8 mi | Primary | 524 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2025Last graded Good (Nov 2014) |
| English Martyrs' RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | 1.8 mi | Primary | 209 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2023No earlier grade held in our data. This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Urmston Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.8 mi | Primary | 497 | Good, 2023 |
| Tyntesfield Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.8 mi | Primary | 441 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Ashton-on-Mersey SchoolAcademy converter | 1.8 mi | Secondary | 1,609 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2019) |
| Urmston Grammar AcademyAcademy converter | 1.8 mi | Secondary | 1,137 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in all seven areas |
| Partington Central AcademyAcademy converter | 2.0 mi | Primary | 373 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024Last graded Good (Apr 2019) |
| The Trafford and Stockport College GroupFurther education | 2.0 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
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 30% most deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 3 of 10).
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
- 175
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