Manor High School makes provision for secondary age and sixth form students who have statements of special educational for moderate learning difficulties. A large majority have additional complex needs including autism spectrum conditions, speech, language and communication difficulties and physical disabilities. Since the previous inspection, there has been a significant increase in the number of students who have additional social, emotional and behavioural difficulties. The proportion of students entitled to support from the pupil premium (additional funding for those known to be eligible for free school meals, those from service families or those looked after by the local authority) is almost twice the national average. The proportion of students from minority ethnic groups is lower than the national average and only a very few students speak English as an additional language. Only a third of students are girls. The school does not make use of alternative provision but individual students access some occasional sessions at Trafford College. Since the previous inspection there have been a number of changes in staffing, including the appointment of a new headteacher and other senior and middle leaders. The school did not have a deputy headteacher in school at the time of the inspection but a new appointment has been made for January 2014. The Chair of the Governing Body was very recently appointed to the post.