OFSTED
24 April 2025
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
29 October 2019
Graded inspection
Good
Published
2 December 2019
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Pupil referral unit
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Lancashire
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
106
106 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
38
35.8% of pupils
Male pupils
68
64.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
36.5 pts
above England
School
61.3%
Chorley
17.6%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
19.4 pts
below England
School
0.9%
Chorley
5.8%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Chorley
0.4%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
88.7%
94
White and Black Caribbean
3.8%
4
Any other Mixed background
2.8%
3
Irish
1.9%
2
Any other White background
0.9%
1
Any other ethnic group
0.9%
1
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
51.9%
55 of
106 pupils
31.1 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
28.6 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.5 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.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open not applicable schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
81.5%
1.8 pts
above England
Shaftesbury High School
81.5%
Chorley
84.7%
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.