Bridgelea Pupil Referral Unit
Other · Pupil referral unit · Ages 5–11 · Manchester
Bridgelea Pupil Referral Unit is an other school in Manchester for ages 5–11 (pupil referral unit). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 6 December 2023.
Key facts
- Address
- Bridgelea Road, Withington, Manchester, M20 3FB
- Type
- Pupil referral unit
- Phase
- Other
- Ages
- 5–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Council
- Manchester
- Pupils on roll
- 115 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 87% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 5.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 6 December 2023
Strengths
- “Staff greet pupils with a warm smile each morning.”
- “This helps pupils to have a positive start to their day.”
- “Typically, pupils feel happy and safe at Bridgelea.”
To improve
- “This means that some pupils have considerable gaps in their knowledge of different national curriculum subjects.”
- “In these subjects, teachers are not as clear as they could be about how best to design learning activities.”
- “From time to time, this hinders how deeply a few pupils learn new subject content in these curriculum areas.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 January 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Nearby other schools
Straight-line distance, in Manchester.
- PSP c/o WD 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Withington Girls' School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- The Birches School 0.9 mi Good
- Moor Allerton Preparatory School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Lancasterian School 1.0 mi Standards maintained
- Manchester Muslim Preparatory School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Manchester High School for Girls 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- William Hulme's Grammar School 1.2 mi Improved significantly Last distance published