SMS Changing Lives School
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Secondary
Special school
PUPILS
33
AGES
11 - 16
GENDER
Mixed
TYPE
Other independent special school

How Does The School Perform?

Good
NATIONAL AVG. 2.09
Ofsted report
(15/11/2022)
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Ferranti House
Wickentree Lane
Failsworth
Manchester
M35 9AY
01616826462

School Description

Pupils feel safe and valued at SMS Changing Lives. Those we spoke with said that behaviour is good most of the time and that bullying rarely happens. Leaders deal with it effectively when it does. Pupils know what discriminatory behaviour is. They told us that there is no racism or bullying in school because people are respected for who they are. Pupils enjoy being creative. They like to combine lyrics with music samples and perform their own compositions. In the health and beauty salon, pupils practise their customer-care skills and create new patterns and designs for synthetic nails. In the gym, pupils keep fit and hone their boxing skills. Visits to local care homes and homeless shelters develop pupils’ awareness of other people’s needs. This helps them to understand how to be respectful and responsible. However, few opportunities are available for pupils to develop their leadership skills. Their understanding of different religions and cultures is not strong enough. Most staff have high expectations of pupils’ behaviour. However, expectations of pupils’ achievement are not as high as they should be. Pupils do not know as much as they should in English and mathematics.

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This school is independently managed and its admission criteria may be selective. There is no set catchment area as pupils are admitted from a wide variety of postcodes and, in the case of boarding schools, from outside the UK. Contact the school directly or visit their website for more information on Admissions Policy and Procedures.