The Loyne Specialist School
Sefton Drive, Lancaster, LA1 2QD
121 pupils · 106% of 114 capacity
- Type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 4–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 46.8%
Ofsted
Outstanding (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Outstanding” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 24 January 2024, published 28 February 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 0% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Nearby alternatives
- Lancaster Independent School for Alternative Learning (Lisal) 0.8 km · No Ofsted rating
- Chadwick High School 1.1 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- Beaumont College - A Salutem/Ambito College 1.3 km · No Ofsted rating
- Morecambe Road School 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Jamea Al Kauthar 2.9 km · No Ofsted rating
- Stepping Stones School 3.6 km · Standards maintained (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.