West Lancashire Community High School

School Lane, Skelmersdale, Lancashire, WN8 8EH

Not rated

Not yet inspected

Not inspected

Ofsted

0.2

Attainment 8

11–19

Ages

164

Pupils

Mixed

Gender

Community special school

Type

School Information

Local Authority: Lancashire →
School Type: Community special school
Age Range: Ages 11–19
Gender: Mixed
Pupils / Capacity: 164 / 180 (91%)
Sixth Form: Has a sixth form
Religious Character: Does not apply

Pupil profile

2023/24

Who attends this school — useful context if you’re considering teaching here.

42.7%

Disadvantaged

5.5%

EAL

100%

SEN support

EHC plan

Source: DfE School Census, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Results & performance

2023/24

Official Department for Education results, pupil destinations and attendance.

Where pupils go next

100%

Sustained destination

100%

Stayed in education

Apprenticeship

Attendance

12.8%

Overall absence

30.8%

Persistent absence

Source: Department for Education performance tables, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Some independent schools’ qualifications (e.g. IGCSEs) are not all reflected in these figures.

Workforce

2024/25

Staffing at this school, with the trend over recent years — useful if you’re considering working here.

Teachers (FTE)

↑ +6.0 vs 2023/24

7.8

Pupils per teacher

↓ -0.8 vs 2023/24

40.87

Teaching assistants (FTE)

↑ +4.6 vs 2023/24

£50,253

Avg teacher salary

Mean · 17% on leadership pay

↑ +£2,355 vs 2023/24

Teacher vacancies

0% rate

→ 0 vs 2023/24

Leadership (FTE)

→ 0.0 vs 2023/24

Data for the 2024/25 academic year (trend lines show 3 years). Source: DfE School Workforce Census, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. State-funded schools only.

School finances

2024-25

How this school is funded and where the money goes — per pupil.

£24,696

Spend per pupil

£25,473

Income per pupil

37%

Spent on teaching staff

Source: DfE school finance returns (CFR for council-maintained schools, AAR for academies), 2024-25, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Per-pupil figures are calculated from total income/expenditure.