branch of Grosvenor G Casinos in the Parrs Wood entertainment centre complex. Members of Manchester City Council's planning committee originally rejected the plans to build the casino after Didsbury residents objected due to a possible negative effect on the livelihood of pupils at the school: students would have to walk past the casino on a daily basis in order to attend. Despite the original rejection, Grosvenor G Casinos were granted planning permission in March 2011. The Parrs Wood branch has been open as of June 2012. In January 2023, a 14-year-old girl suffered serious, though not life-threatening, injuries after being stabbed by a fellow student using a 'sharp instrument'. The perpetrator was arrested by police. Notable former pupils Matt Crampton, cyclist Holliday Grainger, English screen and stage actress Lisa Nandy, Labour MP Hannah Pool, fashion writer Lucy Powell, Labour MP Nick Speak, cricketer Pictures References External links The school's choir sings the title track from My Everything (2017) Educational institutions established in 1967 Secondary schools in Manchester Didsbury 1967 establishments in England Academies in Manchester