Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester
Royal Northern College of Music is a school for pupils in Manchester.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Royal Northern College of Music in detail
Royal Northern College of Music in its own words
In its own words: "Our current Strategic Plan, Defining the Future of Music , charts a six-year strategy that is ambitious and exciting."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Manchester Oxford Road Rail Station, about 690 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).
24 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Royal Northern College of Music, 50 metres away.
Source: NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
No inspection data available
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby schools
Keep up with Royal Northern College of Music
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 89
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 20
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 89 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 2 fatal, 20 serious and 67 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
19 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Manchester is 22 (the median across 222 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
Across Manchester council
Places available
7,220
Applications
6,542
Got 1st preference
77.1%
Got preferred school
94.7%
All secondary applications across Manchester council (2026/27), not just this school.
Questions parents ask about Royal Northern College of Music
What is the catchment area for Royal Northern College of Music?
No fixed boundary. When Royal Northern College of Music is oversubscribed, Manchester allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to Royal Northern College of Music?
Apply through Manchester's coordinated admissions process, naming Royal Northern College of Music on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
How many road collisions happen near Royal Northern College of Music?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 89 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 2 fatal, 20 serious and 67 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 19 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Manchester is 22 (the median across 222 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Royal Northern College of Music?
Royal Northern College of Music is at 124 Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9RD.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)