Special school in Manchester, Bury
Cloughside College
Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 3BL
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 31 January 2024.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Exam results
Special schools serve pupils whose needs the standard measures were not designed to describe, so results are not shown or ranked here.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 17
- Places
- 62
- How full
- 27% full — 17 of 62 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Girls / boys
- 7 / 10
- Overall absence
- 55%
- Persistently absent
- 95%
England 5.8%
England 14.7% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 50%
- English as an additional language
- 6%
- With an EHC plan
- 31%
- On SEN support
- 69%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Bury 022D, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 48%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 17%
- Households owning their home
- 81%
- Households in social housing
- 4%
- Households with no car
- 17%
- Adults economically inactive
- 38%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Community special school
- Phase
- Special
- Ages
- Ages 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: David King
- Local authority
- Bury
- Ward
- St. Mary's
- Constituency
- Bury South
- URN
- 105376
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest special schools
| School | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester Jewish School for Special EducationOther independent special school | No grade | — | 1.9 mi |
| Millwood Primary Special SchoolCommunity special school | Outstanding 2023 | — | 2.4 mi |
| Aim HabonimOther independent special school | No grade | — | 2.5 mi |
| North Ridge High SchoolCommunity special school | Outstanding 2024 | — | 3 mi |
| Angel Meadow SchoolOther independent special school | No grade | — | 3.4 mi |
| Forestwood SchoolOther independent special school | No grade | — | 3.6 mi |
| Mill School - BuryOther independent special school | No grade | — | 3.7 mi |
| Oak Haven SchoolCommunity special school | Requires improvement 2023 | — | 3.9 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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