# Chesnut Lodge Special School

Chesnut Lodge Special School is a special school in Halton, for pupils aged 2 to 16.

It had 85 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Special school. Code E111514. [Halton](https://openindex.co.uk/halton)

- Phase: Special
- Type: Community special school
- Ages: 2 to 16
- Pupils: 85
- Council: Halton
- URN: 111514

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, April 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 20 April 2023
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).


### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Halton | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | Withheld by DfE to protect confidentiality | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | Withheld by DfE to protect confidentiality | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | Withheld by DfE to protect confidentiality | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Withheld by DfE to protect confidentiality | 104 | 105 |

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Halton | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | Does not apply to this school | 39.7 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | Does not apply to this school | 35.3% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | Does not apply to this school | 54.5% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 11 | – | – |

Chesnut Lodge Special School teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Ashley High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ashley-high-school-e111515): 120 m. Special. Standards maintained, February 2025
- [Ditton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ditton-primary-school-e147266): 160 m. Primary. Good (overall), October 2023. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Ditton Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/aspiring-foundations-federated-nursery-schools-ditton-nursery-school-e110957): 180 m. Nursery. School remains Good, February 2024
- [Ormiston Chadwick Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ormiston-chadwick-academy-e140864): 600 m. Secondary. Good (overall), May 2024. Attainment 8 of 37.0 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/saints-peter-and-paul-catholic-high-school-e111457): 840 m. Secondary. School remains Good, July 2022. Attainment 8 of 39.9 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Wade Deacon High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wade-deacon-high-school-e139368): 1.3 km. Secondary. Outstanding (overall), November 2022. Attainment 8 of 49.2 (2025/26, provisional)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/111514)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/111514)

## How to cite

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