Westmorland School
Other independent special school · Ages 5–16 · Chorley, Lancashire
Westmorland School is an independent special school in Chorley, Lancashire for ages 5–16.
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Key facts
- Address
- Weldbank Lane, Chorley, PR7 3NQ
- Type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 5–16
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 86 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- z of pupils eligible
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Strengths
- “Pupils, and their families, appreciate the great lengths that staff go to for them at Westmorland School.”
- “Each pupil is known well as an individual and staff strive to meet and support pupils’ specific needs.”
- “Pupils benefit from consistent routines and therapeutic input.”
To improve
- “However, some subjects are newly introduced and the knowledge that the school wants pupils to learn is not as clearly identified as it could be.”
- “The school is still refining the order in which new knowledge should be taught.”
- “This hinders some pupils’ learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 March 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Nearby special, independent and other schools
Straight-line distance, in Lancashire.
- Shaftesbury High School 0.1 mi Standards maintained
- Mayfield School 0.1 mi School remains Good
- Chorley Astley Park School 0.9 mi School remains Outstanding
- Mayfield House School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Oliver House School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Waterloo Lodge 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Cumberland School 4.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Roselyn House School 4.3 mi No Ofsted grade