Rodney House School, Manchester

Outstanding
Special
Community special school
Mixed
Ages 411

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Debbie Morley
Pupils:75 / 72 capacity
LA:Manchester
Phone:01612306854
Address:2 Albert Grove, Longsight, Manchester, M12 4WF
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 14 years ago
Outstanding

Overall

Outstanding

Leadership & Management

Inspected 24 October 2012
URN:105616
UKPRN:10077016
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Gorton and Denton
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Outstanding at its October 2012 inspection — unchanged since its previous inspection.

Rated Outstanding for

Leadership & management.

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At a Glance

66.7%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
ReadingMathsWriting

Reading has remained stable at around 0%. Maths has remained stable at around 0%. Writing has remained stable at around 0%.

Class Sizes

0.0

Avg class size

0

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Peel Grove (adj)
127m · 2 min walk
Northmoor Road (adj)
186m · 3 min walk
Asda (o/s)
257m · 4 min walk
Queens Grove (cnr)
266m · 4 min walk
Pink Bank Lane (nr)
310m · 5 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

104%

Over capacity

75 pupils

72 capacity

3 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 - Manchester

Low demand0.93x oversubscription

Places available

7,150

Applications

6,683

Got 1st preference

74.4%

Got preferred school

93.2%

Secondary admissions across Manchester (2025/26)

Inspection History(3)

24 October 2012
Outstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
23 March 2010
Outstanding
Quality of EducationOutstanding
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
Early YearsOutstanding
14 June 2007
Good
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood

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SEN Provision

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Pupil Demographics

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Teachers & Staff

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

9.66642%

Overall absence

41.79104%

Persistent absence

67

Enrolments

Authorised7.9369%
Unauthorised1.72952%
Persistent (10%+)41.79104%
Severe (50%+)0%

Absence trend

8.72769%
18/19
6.00293%
20/21
11.97641%
21/22
12.85638%
22/23
10.26116%
23/24
9.66642%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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