Archers Brook SEMH Residential School
Chester Road, Great Sutton, Ellesmere Port, CH66 2NA
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 9 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Samantha Myers-Whittaker
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Ellesmere Port and Bromborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 103
- Pupils on roll
- 118
- URN
- 111517
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01518326600
About this school
Archers Brook SEMH Residential School is a community special school in Ellesmere Port. It teaches children aged 9 to 16 and has 118 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | - | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | - | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | - | 0% | 30% |
| Expected standard in maths | - | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | - | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | 96.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | 90.0 |
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 16 | 18 | 16 |
| Attainment 8 score | 9.6 | 11.3 | 10.8 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.46 -2.15 to -0.76 | -1.21 -1.86 to -0.55 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
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 Archers Brook SEMH Residential 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 | Cheshire West and Chester average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 57.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 57.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Cheshire West and Chester average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.6 | 41.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 11.3 | 40.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 10.8 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 21.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 17.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 16.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 83 |
| 2023/24 | 86 |
| 2024/25 | 99 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 69.7%
- English as an additional language
- 1%
- Overall absence
- 16.1%
- Persistent absence
- 44.33%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hinderton School0.6 miles
Special schools · Ellesmere Port
-
The Bridge Short Stay School0.7 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Ellesmere Port
-
Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College4.1 miles
Special schools · Chester
-
Ancora House School4.1 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Chester
-
The Firs School4.5 miles
Independent schools
Other schools in Ellesmere Port
- Hinderton School Special schools
- Rivacre Brook Special schools
- The Bridge Short Stay School Local authority maintained schools
- Brookside Primary School Primary
- Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Childer Thornton Primary School Primary
- Ellesmere Port Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary
- Little Sutton C of E Primary School Primary
- Meadow Primary School Primary
- Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School Primary
- Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Rivacre Valley Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Archers Brook SEMH Residential School teach?
- Archers Brook SEMH Residential School teaches children aged 9 to 16. It is a special school in Ellesmere Port.
- Who is the headteacher of Archers Brook SEMH Residential School?
- The headteacher of Archers Brook SEMH Residential School is Mrs Samantha Myers-Whittaker, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Archers Brook SEMH Residential School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Archers Brook SEMH Residential 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 Archers Brook SEMH Residential School?
- Archers Brook SEMH Residential School has 118 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 9 to 16.
- Is Archers Brook SEMH Residential School full?
- Archers Brook SEMH Residential School has capacity for 103 pupils and 118 on roll (115%), so it is at or above 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 Archers Brook SEMH Residential School a faith school?
- No. Archers Brook SEMH Residential School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Archers Brook SEMH Residential School have?
- The schools register lists Archers Brook SEMH Residential 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.
- How have Archers Brook SEMH Residential School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2023/24 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Archers Brook SEMH Residential School's absence rate?
- Archers Brook SEMH Residential School's overall absence rate is 16.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Archers Brook SEMH Residential School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Archers Brook SEMH Residential 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.