David Lewis School
Other · Non-maintained special school · Ages 7–19 · Alderley Edge, Cheshire East
David Lewis School is an other school in Alderley Edge, Cheshire East for ages 7–19 (non-maintained special school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 22 January 2025.
Key facts
- Address
- Mill Lane, Warford, Alderley Edge, SK9 7UD
- Type
- Non-maintained special school
- Phase
- Other
- 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.
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Nearby other schools
Straight-line distance, in Cheshire East.
- The Ryleys School 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade
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- Pownall Hall School 3.6 mi No Ofsted grade
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- 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