Latest Ofsted
Report card · inspected Apr 2026
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
Safeguarding standards met
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Exceptional | Strong standard | Expected standard | Needs attention | Urgent improvement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusion | Strong standard | ||||
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard | ||||
| Achievement | Expected standard | ||||
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard | ||||
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard | ||||
| Early years | Does not apply to this school | ||||
| Post-16 provision | Strong standard | ||||
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard | ||||
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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Inspection history
- 21 April 2026Report card · 5 Strong standard, 2 Expected standard
- 10 May 2023Graded inspection: Requires improvement
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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
- Non-maintained special school
- Phase
- Not applicable
- URN · DfE number
- 133748 · 343/7014
- Capacity
- 80 pupils · 70 on roll
- Free school meals
- 41.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2002
- Address
- Preston New Road, Churchtown, Southport, PR9 8PA
- Local authority
- Sefton
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources