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Community special school · Warrington

Fox Wood Special School

  • 4–19Ages
  • 174Pupils
  • SpecialPhase
  • Sixth formAges 16–18
  • 111496URN

Holes Lane, Woolston, Warrington, WA1 4LS · School website

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected May 2026

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 19 May 2026Published 5 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionExceptional
Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
AchievementStrong standard
Attendance and behaviourExceptional
Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
Early yearsStrong standard
Post-16 provisionStrong standard
Leadership and governanceStrong standard
  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

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Inspection history

  1. 19 May 2026
    Report card · 2 Exceptional, 6 Strong standard
  2. 19 October 2021
    Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

School details

Type
Community special school
Phase
Not applicable
URN · DfE number
111496 · 877/7002
Capacity
78 pupils · 174 on roll
Free school meals
47.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address
Holes Lane, Woolston, Warrington, WA1 4LS
Local authority
Warrington

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources