The Watkin Centre
Other independent special school in Manchester (Manchester).
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Nearby schools
nearest first40 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is Dixons Newall Green Academy, 0.5 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dixons Newall Green AcademyFree schools | 0.5 mi | Secondary | 364 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 3 |
| Broomwood Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.5 mi | Primary | 355 | Ungraded inspection, May 2024Last graded Good (Jun 2015) |
| Baguley Hall Primary SchoolFoundation | 0.6 mi | Primary | 472 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 0.7 mi | Primary | 251 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2023Last graded Good (Apr 2014) |
| Newall Green Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.7 mi | Primary | 577 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023Last graded Good (May 2012, previous school) |
| Piper Hill High SchoolAcademy special converter | 0.8 mi | Special | 285 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2023Last graded Outstanding (Mar 2013, previous school) |
| Saint Paul's Catholic High SchoolAcademy converter | 0.8 mi | Secondary | 933 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 2 |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 0.8 mi | Primary | 256 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2022Last graded Good (Mar 2017) |
| Dixons Brooklands AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.0 mi | Secondary | 913 | No overall grade, 2024Good in 1 key judgement, Requires improvement in 3 |
| Cloverlea Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.0 mi | Primary | 228 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Well Green Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.1 mi | Primary | 226 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 2 |
| Sandilands Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.1 mi | Primary | 395 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Jul 2013) |
| Altrincham CollegeAcademy converter | 1.1 mi | Secondary | 973 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 5 |
| Manchester Enterprise AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.1 mi | Secondary | 1,145 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 1 area, Needs attention in 1, Urgent improvement in 4 |
| Pictor AcademyAcademy special converter | 1.3 mi | Special | 122 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2025Last graded Outstanding (Jan 2015, previous school) |
| Benchill Primary SchoolFoundation | 1.3 mi | Primary | 479 | No overall grade, 2024Good in 3 key judgements, Requires improvement in 1; early years provision Good |
| Haveley Hey Community SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.4 mi | Primary | 413 | No overall grade, 2024Good in 2 key judgements, Requires improvement in 2; early years provision Good |
| Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Primary | 370 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2023Last graded Good (Feb 2018) |
| Willows Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.5 mi | Primary | 375 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2024Last graded Good (Oct 2014) |
| Saint Ambrose CollegeAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Secondary | 1,096 | Report card, 2025Exceptional in 2 areas, Strong standard in 5 |
| St Ambrose Prep SchoolOther independent | 1.5 mi | Independent | 132 | - |
| Elmridge Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Primary | 199 | Good, 2023 |
| Wellington SchoolAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Secondary | 1,536 | Ungraded inspection, May 2022Last graded Good (Mar 2017) |
| The Willows Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Primary | 407 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 3 areas, Needs attention in 4 |
| Southern Cross SchoolAcademy special converter | 1.6 mi | Special | 165 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2023No earlier grade held in our data. This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Forest SchoolOther independent | 1.7 mi | Independent | 212 | - |
| Rack House Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.7 mi | Primary | 460 | Report card, 2025Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6 |
| St. Aidan's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Primary | 207 | Requires improvement, 2023This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Heyes Lane Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.7 mi | Primary | 577 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2022Last graded Good (Jan 2013) |
| Button Lane Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.7 mi | Primary | 385 | Good, 2023 |
| St Anthony's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.8 mi | Primary | 665 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2025Last graded Good (Feb 2015) |
| Stamford Park Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.8 mi | Primary | 426 | Good, 2024 |
| Sale High SchoolAcademy converter | 1.8 mi | Secondary | 1,103 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2024No earlier grade held in our data. This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic CollegeVoluntary aided | 1.8 mi | Secondary | 1,638 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Good |
| Pioneer House High SchoolFree schools special | 1.8 mi | Special | 170 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2025Last graded Outstanding (May 2019) |
| St Hugh's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.9 mi | Primary | 584 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| St Vincent's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.9 mi | Primary | 632 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| Lime Tree Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 473 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2; early years provision Outstanding |
| Ringway Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.9 mi | Primary | 417 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2023Last graded Good (Feb 2013) |
| Oakbrook SchoolOther independent special | 2.0 mi | Special | - | - |
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% most deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 2 of 10).
Overall deprivation2
Income2
Employment1
Education and skills3
Health1
Crime2
Barriers to housing and services4
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
- 180
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