Other · WA8 · Halton

Chesnut Lodge Special School

Green Lane, Ditton, Widnes, WA8 7HF

Area judgements

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedArea judgements
Attendance89.4%
Attainment0% met expected standard (KS2)
AdmissionsNot published from capacity data
Pupils85

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Area judgements

New inspection format: no single overall grade.

Monitoring visit confirmed the previous Good overall grade — see the full report for latest area judgements.

Inspection history

  1. Previous gradedGood
  2. Latest ungradedSchool remains Good

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in WA8. Where we have them, council (Halton) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
85
Free school meals
63.5%
29.7% above district average (33.8%)

Also: Halton 58.9% · England 49.2%

SEN
100%
70% above district average (30%)

Also: Halton 100% · England 99.9%

EAL
3.5%
2.9% below district average (6.4%)
Attendance
89.4%
4.9% below district average (94.3%)

Also: Halton 88.4% · England 87.2%

Persistent absence
41.1%
Attainment
0% met expected standard (KS2)

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the WA8 average; the darker bar is this school.

Attendance

Autumn and spring term attendance from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN).

  • 2020/2169.9%
  • 2021/2283.5%
  • 2022/2381.8%
  • 2023/2481.4%
  • 2024/2584.5%

Admissions

Demand signal
Not published from capacity data
Published capacity (GIAS)
Not published
Pupils on roll
85

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Halton page.

SEN support

SEN %
100%
On-site provision
Resourced provision · PD, MLD, SLD, PMLD
Need types
PDMLDSLDPMLD

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Sept 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
  • School photos are not shown yet. Schools will be able to add one later.
  • Methodology · Data updates