David Lewis School

Key facts

Address

Mill Lane, Warford, Alderley Edge, SK9 7UD

Type

Non-maintained special school

Ages

7–19

Sector

Non-maintained

Council

Cheshire East

Pupils on roll

40 January 2026 school census

Free school meals

37.5% of pupils eligible

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Standards maintained Inspected 22 January 2025

Strengths

• “David Lewis School is a place where pupils, who have complex special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), are happy and feel valued.”
• “The school helps pupils to develop socially and emotionally in a caring environment.”
• “Pupils rise to the high expectations set by the school and achieve well.”

To improve

• “However, in some subjects that have been recently refined, curriculum changes are still being embedded.”
• “As a result, pupils’ understanding of some subject content is not as secure.”
• “However, in some subjects, the school is still refining its checks on what pupils know and remember.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 March 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Nearby special, independent and other schools

Straight-line distance, in Cheshire East.

• The Ryleys School 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade
• Adelaide Heath Academy 3.0 mi Good
• Wilmslow Preparatory School 3.5 mi No Ofsted grade
• Pownall Hall School 3.6 mi No Ofsted grade
• Terra Nova School 4.2 mi No Ofsted grade
• Aurora Summerfields School 4.5 mi No Ofsted grade
• The King's School In Macclesfield 5.0 mi No Ofsted grade
• Eden School 5.1 mi No Ofsted grade

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