Chaigeley School
Lymm Road, Thelwall, Warrington, WA4 2TE
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Non-maintained special school
- Ages
- 8 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Lambert
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Warrington South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 75
- Pupils on roll
- 54
- URN
- 111498
- Local authority
- Warrington
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01925752357
About this school
Chaigeley School is a special school in Warrington. It teaches children aged 8 to 16 and has 54 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 24 January 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | 6.3 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | 8.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | 8.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | 0.5 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Chaigeley School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 23.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 27% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 25.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 41 |
| 2023/24 | 50 |
| 2024/25 | 53 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 100%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 25.9%
- Persistent absence
- 66.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Willow Tree Park0.9 miles
Special schools · Lymm
-
Fox Wood Special School1.6 miles
Special schools · Warrington
-
Woolston Brook School1.7 miles
Special schools · Warrington
-
Green Lane Community Special School1.7 miles
Special schools · Warrington
-
Kassia Academy and Support Services2.1 miles
Academies · Warrington
Other schools in Warrington
- Fox Wood Special School Special schools
- Green Lane Community Special School Special schools
- Infinite Schools - Warrington Special schools
- Kassia Academy and Support Services Academies
- Willow Green CIO Other types
- Woolston Brook School Special schools
- Sandy Lane Nursery and Forest School Nursery
- Alderman Bolton Primary School Primary
- All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan Primary
- Appleton Thorn Primary School Primary
- Barrow Hall Community Primary School Primary
- Beamont Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Chaigeley School teach?
- Chaigeley School teaches children aged 8 to 16. It is a special school in Warrington.
- Who is the headteacher of Chaigeley School?
- The headteacher of Chaigeley School is Mr Paul Lambert, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Chaigeley School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chaigeley School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Chaigeley School?
- Chaigeley School has 54 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 8 to 16.
- Is Chaigeley School full?
- Chaigeley School has capacity for 75 pupils and 54 on roll (72%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Chaigeley School a faith school?
- No. Chaigeley School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Chaigeley School have?
- The schools register lists Chaigeley School's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Chaigeley School's absence rate?
- Chaigeley School's overall absence rate is 25.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Chaigeley School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chaigeley School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.