North West
Special schools in Lancashire
65 special schools in Lancashire.
Ofsted among special schools in Lancashire
Outstanding12
Good8
No overall grade45
20 of these schools carry a historic one-word grade. The remaining 45 either have no published outcome or were inspected under a newer framework with no overall grade; current report cards instead grade separate aspects of the school. What changed.
- Last overall grade still shown
- 20
- Current framework (no overall grade)
- 7
- Average days since inspection
- 898
- Framework mix
- 20 historic, 7 current, 38 none
Special schools in Lancashire
Sorted by name. A gap of a point or two is noise, not a ranking — read the school pages for the intake-adjusted comparison.
65 schools
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acorns Primary SchoolCommunity special school | Preston | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Aurora Brooklands SchoolOther independent special school | Leyland | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Aurora Keyes Barn SchoolOther independent special school | Lancashire | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Belmont SchoolOther independent special school | Rossendale | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Bleasdale SchoolCommunity special school | Carnforth | Outstanding 2024 | — | — | |
| Bridgeway SchoolOther independent special school | Lancashire | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Broadfield Specialist SchoolCommunity special school | Burnley | Outstanding 2024 | — | — | |
| Brook View SchoolOther independent special school | Preston | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Brookfield SchoolCommunity special school | Poulton-le-Fylde | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Calder Lodge SchoolOther independent special school | Lancashire | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Cambian Red Rose SchoolOther independent special school | Lancashire | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Chorley Astley Park SchoolCommunity special school | Chorley | Outstanding 2024 | — | — | |
| Compass Community School LancashireOther independent special school | Burnley | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Crookhey Hall SchoolOther independent special school | Lancashire | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Cumberland SchoolOther independent special school | Bolton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Elm Tree Community Primary SchoolCommunity special school | Skelmersdale | Outstanding 2023 | — | — | |
| Great Arley SchoolCommunity special school | Thornton-Cleveleys | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Grow Independent SchoolOther independent special school | Barrowford | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Hillside Specialist School and CollegeCommunity special school | Preston | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Holdsworth SchoolOther independent special school | Burnley | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Holly Grove SchoolCommunity special school | Burnley | Outstanding 2023 | — | — | |
| Hope High SchoolCommunity special school | Skelmersdale | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Kingsbury Primary Special SchoolCommunity special school | Skelmersdale | Outstanding 2023 | — | — | |
| Kirkham Pear Tree SchoolCommunity special school | Preston | Outstanding 2023 | — | — | |
| Linton SchoolOther independent special school | Lancashire | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Maple House SchoolOther independent special school | Manchester | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Mayfield House SchoolOther independent special school | Lancashire | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Mayfield SchoolCommunity special school | Chorley | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Meadow View Learning CentreOther independent special school | Chorley | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Moorbrook SchoolCommunity special school | Preston | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Moorlands View SchoolOther independent special school | Burnley | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Morecambe Road SchoolCommunity special school | Morecambe | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Moss View SchoolOther independent special school | Skelmersdale | No overall grade | — | — | |
| New Focus EducationOther independent special school | Preston | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Oakfield House SchoolOther independent special school | Preston | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Oliver House SchoolOther independent special school | Chorley | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Oswaldtwistle White Ash SchoolCommunity special school | Accrington | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Park ViewOther independent special school | Accrington | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Pendle Community High School & CollegeCommunity special school | Nelson | Outstanding 2024 | — | — | |
| Pendle View Primary SchoolCommunity special school | Colne | Outstanding 2023 | — | — | |
| Pioneer TECOther independent special school | Preston | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Pontville SchoolOther independent special school | Ormskirk | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Poplar House SchoolOther independent special school | Lancashire | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Progress SchoolOther independent special school | Preston | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Rainbow Hub SchoolOther independent special school | Ormskirk | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special SchoolCommunity special school | Rossendale | Outstanding 2024 | — | — | |
| Red Rose SchoolOther independent special school | Lytham St Annes | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Ridgewood Community High SchoolCommunity special school | Burnley | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Roselyn House SchoolOther independent special school | Leyland | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Rossendale SchoolOther independent special school | Bury | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Royal Cross Primary SchoolCommunity special school | Preston | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Silver Birch SchoolOther independent special school | Burnley | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Sir Tom Finney Community High SchoolCommunity special school | Preston | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| TRUST-Education Group LtdOther independent special school | Preston | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The Coppice SchoolCommunity special school | Preston | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| The Loyne Specialist SchoolCommunity special school | Lancaster | Outstanding 2024 | — | — | |
| The Nook SchoolOther independent special school | Lancashire | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The Ribble Autism SchoolOther independent special school | Preston | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The Rose SchoolCommunity special school | Burnley | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The WillowsOther independent special school | Rishton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh SchoolCommunity special school | Blackpool | Outstanding 2024 | — | — | |
| Waterloo LodgeOther independent special school | Lancashire | No overall grade | — | — | |
| West Lancashire Community High SchoolCommunity special school | Skelmersdale | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Westmorland SchoolOther independent special school | Chorley | No overall grade | — | — | |
| WoodlandsOther independent special school | Rossendale | No overall grade | — | — |