Cloughside College

Key facts

Address

Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 3BL

Type

Community special school

Ages

11–19

Council

Bury

Pupils on roll

17 January 2026 school census

Free school meals

5.9% of pupils eligible

Pupils per teacher

1.5

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

School remains Good Inspected 31 January 2024

Strengths

• “Pupils develop nurturing and trusting relationships with staff, who help them to understand their emotions and anxieties.”
• “This helps pupils to feel happy and safe.”
• “The school, together with a team of health, medical and care professionals, provides wraparound care and support.”

To improve

• “However, in a small number of subjects, some teachers’ subject knowledge is not as secure as it should be.”
• “Occasionally, this prevents some pupils from achieving as well as they could.”
• “Some older pupils have limited opportunities for work-related placements.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 March 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Nearby special, independent and other schools

Straight-line distance, in Bury.

• Elms Bank 1.5 mi Outstanding
• Brookhaven School 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade
• Millwood Primary Special School 2.4 mi School remains Outstanding
• Forestwood School 3.6 mi No Ofsted grade
• Mill School - Bury 3.7 mi No Ofsted grade
• Bury Grammar Schools 3.8 mi No Ofsted grade
• Ash Grove School 4.1 mi No Ofsted grade
• Cambian Chesham House School 4.5 mi No Ofsted grade

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