OFSTED
22 January 2025
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Non-maintained special school
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Cheshire East
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
40
40 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
15
37.5% of pupils
Male pupils
25
62.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
12.7 pts
above England
School
37.5%
Cheshire East
16.3%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
12.8 pts
below England
School
7.5%
Cheshire East
10.0%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Cheshire East
1.5%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
57.5%
23
Unclassified
27.5%
11
African
5.0%
2
Any other Mixed background
2.5%
1
Any other White background
2.5%
1
Gypsy / Roma
2.5%
1
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%
40 of
40 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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
17.00%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
10.78 pts
higher than
England
School
17.00%
Cheshire East
5.82%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
50.00%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
34.18 pts
higher than
England
School
50.00%
Cheshire East
13.33%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
16.67%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
14.86 pts
higher than
England
School
16.67%
Cheshire East
1.79%
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
44.0%
35.8 pts
below England
David Lewis School
44.0%
Cheshire East
82.0%
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.