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Camberwell Park Specialist Support School

Special school in Manchester. Inadequate (Feb 2024). Special measures.

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 13 February 2024, report published 25 April 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Special measures. Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern.

This grade was given to Camberwell Park Specialist Support School (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. Camberwell Park Specialist Support School hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.

Inadequate overall. The lowest grade. The school had serious problems. 2% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Inadequate.

Grades for each area
AreaGrade
Quality of educationInadequate
Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
Personal developmentRequires improvement
Leadership and managementInadequate
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 February 2028

The last inspection was in February 2024. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.

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. 1.1 milesSpring Brook Academy

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    Good (Jun 2023)

  2. 1.6 milesProspect House Specialist Support Primary School

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    Outstanding (Jul 2023)

  3. 1.8 milesNorth Ridge High School

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    School remains Outstanding (Mar 2024)

  4. 1.8 milesMeade Hill School

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    School remains Good (Jun 2024)

  5. 1.8 milesOrchard House Specialist High School

    Special, Manchester

    Not inspected yet

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