OFSTED
24 January 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Non-maintained special school
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Warrington
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
54
54 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
12
22.2% of pupils
Male pupils
42
77.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
69.6 pts
above England
School
94.4%
Warrington
23.7%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
20.3 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Warrington
16.0%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Warrington
0.7%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
90.7%
49
White and Black Caribbean
5.6%
3
Any other Mixed background
3.7%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
100.0%
54 of
54 pupils
79.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
14.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
94.0 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
6.3
32.9 pts
below England
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
25.90%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
19.68 pts
higher than
England
School
25.90%
Warrington
5.79%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
66.10%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
50.29 pts
higher than
England
School
66.10%
Warrington
12.94%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
18.64%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
16.84 pts
higher than
England
School
18.64%
Warrington
1.66%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open not applicable schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
72.0%
7.8 pts
below England
Chaigeley School
72.0%
Warrington
93.8%
North West
82.4%
England
79.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.