Chesnut Lodge Special School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity special school
Widnes · WA8 7HF · Halton
Ages 2–16
- Absence18.6%
- FSM63.5%
0.1 miles away
OpenOfsted: Standards maintainedURN 111515
Ashley High School
Community special school · Widnes · WA8 7HG
Ages 11–19 · 137 pupils · Halton
Ofsted
Standards maintained
Attainment 8
10.6
Overall absence
10.4%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Standards maintained
Inspection date
2025-03-10
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8-2.66
−20+2
Attainment 810.6
English & maths grade 5+19%
English & maths grade 4+25%
EBacc entry0%
EBacc APS: 1.2
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence10.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)26.2%
Unauthorised4.4%
- Authorised absence
- 6.0%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 4.9%
- Enrolments in measure
- 103
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill120%
137 pupils · 112 places
- Pupils on roll
- 137
- Boys / girls
- 100 / 37
- School capacity
- 112
- Capacity fill
- 137 / 112 (122%)
- Free school meals
- 55%
- FSM pupils
- 66
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Community special school
Age range
Ages 11–19
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Community special school
- Headteacher
- Miss D Wilson
Location
- Address
- Cawfield Avenue
- Postcode
- WA8 7HG
- Town
- Widnes
- County
- Cheshire
- Local authority
- Halton
- District
- Halton
- Constituency
- Widnes and Halewood
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
SEN & specialist provision
As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed community special school, Ages 11–19, in Widnes, Halton, 137 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, special school. Free school meals: 55%. SEN provision includes: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder.
Nearby schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Ditton Primary School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Widnes · WA8 7HD · Halton
Ages 5–11
- KS239%
- Absence7.4%
- FSM48.8%
- Demand0.94
0.1 miles away
Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Ditton Nursery School
Ofsted: School remains GoodLocal authority nursery school · Nursery
Widnes · WA8 8DF · Halton
Ages 2–4
- FSM0.0%
0.1 miles away
Ormiston Chadwick Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Widnes · WA8 7HU · Halton
Ages 11–16
- Att840.6
- P8-0.2
- EM5+38%
- Absence13.5%
0.3 miles away
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School
Ofsted: School remains GoodVoluntary aided school · Secondary
Widnes · WA8 7DW · Halton
Ages 11–16
- Att839.9
- P8-0.6
- EM5+32%
- Absence10.0%
0.6 miles away
St Michaels Catholic Primary & Nursery School
Ofsted: GoodVoluntary aided school · Primary
Widnes · WA8 8TD · Halton
Ages 3–11
- KS268%
- Absence5.8%
- FSM45.1%
- Demand0.95
0.8 miles away
Wade Deacon High School
Ofsted: OutstandingAcademy converter · Secondary
Widnes · WA8 7TD · Halton
Ages 11–16
- Att848.2
- P80.2
- EM5+47%
- Absence6.9%
0.8 miles away
Further education · 16 plus
Widnes · WA8 7QQ · Halton
Ages 16–99
0.9 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Miss D Wilson
- Telephone
- 01514244892