West Lancashire Community High School
School Lane, Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH
176 pupils · 98% of 180 capacity
- Type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 40.4%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (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 13 March 2024, published 28 April 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 0.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 0% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 0% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Nearby alternatives
- Kingsbury Primary Special School 0.3 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Elm Tree Community Primary School 3.2 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Hope High School 4.1 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Edge Hill University 4.6 km · No Ofsted rating
- The Acorns School 4.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- A.R.T.S. Education 5.3 km · No Ofsted rating
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.