Chesnut Lodge Special School
Community special school · Mixed · Halton
Green Lane, Widnes, WA8 7HF
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
83.8%
36.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
85
Capacity used
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GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Community special school
- Age range
- 2–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- John Thompson
- Address
- Green Lane, Ditton, Widnes, WA8 7HF
- Phone
- 01514240679
- Local authority
- Halton
- Ward / constituency
- Highfield · Widnes and Halewood
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 111514
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 64% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 2% | — | — |
| SEN support | 0% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
85 pupils. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
20 April 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 82 pupils
Attendance
83.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
16.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
36.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
8.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
6.5%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 0% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 0% | 8% |
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in cohort | 6 | — |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.