Greater Manchester Independent School, Manchester

Senior
Other independent school
Mixed
Ages 11–18

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

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Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Miss Louise Hodson
Pupils:62 / 40 capacity
LA:Oldham
Phone:01612228168
Address:Unit 3 Peel St, Failsworth, Manchester, M35 0UF
Area:Schools in M35
Status:open
Opened:18 March 2019

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 7 years ago
-

Overall

Inspected 19 November 2019View full report
URN:146773
UKPRN:10085450
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Manchester Central
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

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At a Glance

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

Yes

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Class Sizes

0.0

Avg class size

0

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Tube / Metro / Tram

Failsworth (Manchester Metrolink) (To Manchester)
566m · 9 min walk

Bus Stops

Henry Street (nr)
84m · 1 min walk
Orchard Road (opp)
178m · 3 min walk
James Street (nr)
209m · 3 min walk
Tesco Failsworth (o/s)
230m · 4 min walk
School Road (nr)
256m · 4 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

155%

Over capacity

62 pupils

40 capacity

22 places over capacity

Area Demand Pressure - Manchester

Medium pressure
New homes approved:18,398
Projected new pupils:3,312

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Manchester

Admissions Demand - Oldham

Low demand0.81x oversubscription

Places available

4,034

Applications

3,251

Got 1st preference

76.0%

Got preferred school

93.9%

Secondary admissions across Oldham (2025/26)

Inspection History(2)

19 November 2019
-Report
19 February 2019
-Report

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Feeder Primary Schools

Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity

St John's Church of England Primary School

Good245m

Propps Hall Junior Infant and Nursery School

572m

St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

575m

Higher Failsworth Primary School

710m

Mather Street Primary School

893m

South Failsworth Community Primary School

Good1.1km

New Moston Primary School

1.3km

Woodhouses Voluntary Primary School

1.5km

Co-op Academy Broadhurst

1.6km

Whitegate End Primary and Nursery School

1.7km

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Nearby Schools

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St John's Church of England Primary School

Manchester

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245m
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Co-op Academy Failsworth

Manchester

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569m
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Propps Hall Junior Infant and Nursery School

Manchester

Primary
572m
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St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

Manchester

Primary
575m
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Higher Failsworth Primary School

Oldham

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710m
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