Buglawton Hall School is a small, residential special school for boys from Manchester with behavioural, emotional and social difficulties (BESD). It is situated in the Cheshire countryside, to the north of Congleton. Boys attend weekdays during term-time. They return home each weekend and during school holidays. The school is a member of the Manchester Federation of BESD Schools. Buglawton Hall is the only school in the federation that is residential and situated outside the city. Governance is provided by the federation governing body. However, the school has its own strategic committee, which reports to the main governing body. The executive headteacher of Buglawton Hall is the executive headteacher of the federation. Day-to-day leadership of the school is provided by the acting head of centre. Boys are almost exclusively of White British backgrounds. Three students are looked-after, in the care of the local authority. All of the students are in receipt of the pupil premium, the government funding to support children and young people from socially and economically disadvantaged backgrounds. Each student has a statement of special educational needs. Four students are educated off-site, two with an alternative provider, Karting 2000.