Cloughside College

Bury New Road, Prestwich, M25 3BL

Community special school for ages 11–19 in Prestwich. Mixed intake.

Cloughside College is a community special school in Manchester, within Bury local authority, teaching around 16 boys and girls aged 11 to 19, with a sixth form. Its provision includes hearing impairment, speech and language needs, social, emotional and mental health needs and moderate learning difficulty.

The school describes itself as a specialist hospital school for young people with mental health needs, including pupils receiving treatment within CAMHS services. Ofsted rated it Good at its last full inspection in July 2014, so that judgement is now dated.

Ages 11–19 · Secondary age

16 pupils · On roll

Community special school · Mixed

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