SMS Changing Lives School
Oldham
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About SMS Changing Lives School
SMS Changing Lives School is a send special school in Oldham, Oldham. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.
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School information
- Official name
- SMS Changing Lives School
- Address
- Unit 2, Aniseed Park, Oldham Broadway Business Park
- Postcode
- OL9 9XA
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Parliamentary constituency
- Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
- URN (official identifier)
- 146646
- Establishment number
- 6004
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Send
- Age range
- 11–16 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Number of pupils
- 35
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 80
- School type
- Independent special school
- Governance
- Special school
- Governance status
- Standalone
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Headteacher
- Ms Hecabe DuFraisse
- Official website
- www.smsschool.co.uk
- Telephone
- 01614801411
- Date opened
- 9 Jul 2019
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at SMS Changing Lives School
| 2025/26 | This school | Oldham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 35 | 45,794 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | Not published | 35.6% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 0.0% | 12.6% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 100.0% | 7.2% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | Not published | 31.6% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
1 published inspection for SMS Changing Lives School.
· Independent School standard inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Requires improvement
Report published 15 Jul 2025
Source: Ofsted, Non-association independent schools inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Where is SMS Changing Lives School?
Unit 2, Aniseed Park, Oldham Broadway Business Park, Oldham, OL9 9XA
01614801411
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- Information source
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- Last updated
- 6 Nov 2026