OFSTED
22 February 2023
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Non-maintained special school
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Trafford
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
124
124 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
33
26.6% of pupils
Male pupils
91
73.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
17.9 pts
above England
School
42.7%
Trafford
16.9%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
8.2 pts
below England
School
12.1%
Trafford
23.2%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Trafford
0.8%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
49.2%
61
Any other White background
18.5%
23
Any other Mixed background
7.3%
9
Pakistani
4.8%
6
Unclassified
4.0%
5
White and Black Caribbean
4.0%
5
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
100.0%
124 of
124 pupils
79.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
14.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
94.0 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
2.4
36.8 pts
below England
Latest published: -2.02 · 2022/23
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
8.09%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.87 pts
higher than
England
School
8.09%
Trafford
5.62%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
24.47%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
8.65 pts
higher than
England
School
24.47%
Trafford
13.07%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.13%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.32 pts
higher than
England
School
2.13%
Trafford
1.46%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open not applicable schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
77.5%
2.3 pts
below England
St John Vianney RC School
77.5%
Trafford
89.5%
North West
82.4%
England
79.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.