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Longford Park School

Special school in Manchester, Trafford. Requires improvement (Apr 2024).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 9 April 2024, report published 9 June 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Requires improvement overall. Not yet good. Schools with this grade were normally inspected again within 30 months. 11% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Requires improvement.

Grades for each area
AreaGrade
Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementRequires improvement
Safeguarding effectiveYes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Next inspection: around October 2026

The last inspection was in April 2024. Schools graded requires improvement were normally inspected again within 30 months. It’s now later than the usual gap, so an inspection could happen at any time.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby special schools

  1. 0.7 milesSt John Vianney RC School

    Special, Manchester, Trafford

    School remains Good (Feb 2023)

  2. 1.8 milesThe Orchards

    Special, Stretford, Trafford

    Improved significantly (Feb 2025)

  3. 2.1 milesEgerton High School

    Special, Manchester, Trafford

    Report card, Apr 2026: 5 expected, 2 needs attention

  4. 2.3 milesAcer Academy, Salford

    Special, Salford

    Not inspected yet

  5. 2.4 milesThe Birches School

    Special, Manchester

    Good (May 2024)

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.