School profile
Harpurhey Alternative Provision School
Christ Church Parish Hall, Water Street, Manchester, Lancashire, M9 5US
Overview
Harpurhey Alternative Provision School is an independent school (other independent school) in Manchester, North West, for pupils aged 11–16. This summary is generated only from official structured fields.
School details
- Official establishment type
- Other independent school
- Establishment group
- Independent schools
- Age range
- Ages 11–16
- Gender of entry
- Mixed
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Sixth form
- No
- School capacity
- 25
- Pupils on roll
- 22
- URN
- 141680
Admissions
- Local authority
- Manchester
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Official inspection data
Ofsted inspections
Inspection information published by Ofsted, shown in Ofsted's own words.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 29 October 2024 · Published 28 November 2024
Original education inspection framework (non-association independent schools)
Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
This is a historical Ofsted judgement given under the previous inspection framework. It is not a School Nest rating.
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding was effective
- Yes
Independent school standards
A regulatory check against the standards independent schools must meet. It is separate from Ofsted's inspection judgements and is not a rating.
Overall compliance
All standards met
Complies with its registration agreement.
Ofsted changed how it inspects and reports on schools in November 2025. Judgements from the previous and current frameworks use different systems and should not be directly compared.
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Source: Ofsted · Inspections and outcomes. Official Ofsted page for this school
Location
- Address
- Christ Church Parish Hall, Water Street, Manchester, Lancashire, M9 5US
- Local authority
- Manchester
Inspection
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- Inspectorate
- Ofsted
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