OFSTED
3 July 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools special
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Manchester
Trust
PROSPERE LEARNING TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
160
160 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
42
26.3% of pupils
Male pupils
118
73.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
44.6 pts
above England
School
69.4%
Manchester
46.4%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
8.5 pts
above England
School
28.8%
Manchester
42.0%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Manchester
1.9%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
35.6%
57
African
17.5%
28
Pakistani
14.4%
23
Any other Mixed background
6.3%
10
Any other Black background
5.6%
9
Any other ethnic group
5.0%
8
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
100.0%
160 of
160 pupils
79.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
14.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
94.0 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.20%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.99 pts
higher than
England
School
7.20%
Manchester
6.82%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
23.61%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.80 pts
higher than
England
School
23.61%
Manchester
18.60%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.69%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.11 pts
lower than
England
School
0.69%
Manchester
2.21%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open not applicable schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
100.0%
20.2 pts
above England
Prospect House Specialist Support Primary School
100.0%
Manchester
88.4%
North West
82.4%
England
79.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.