West Lancashire Community High School
Community special school · Ages 11–19 · Skelmersdale, Lancashire
West Lancashire Community High School is a special school in Skelmersdale, Lancashire for ages 11–19. Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 13 March 2024.
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Key facts
- Address
- School Lane, Chapel House, Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH
- Type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 11–19
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 176 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 38.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 7.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 13 March 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils arrive at school each morning with smiles, eager to start their learning.”
- “Staff are highly skilled at understanding pupils’ individual needs.”
- “They build strong relationships with pupils to help them to feel happy and confident.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of subjects, curriculums are new.”
- “The school has not considered precisely enough what pupils should learn and by when.”
- “This means that, sometimes, teachers move on to new learning before pupils have fully grasped a deep understanding of new concepts and ideas.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 April 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 0% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 0.2 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Straight-line distance, in Lancashire.
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