The Loyne Specialist School
Sefton Drive, Lancaster, LA1 2QD
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Susan Campbell
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Lancaster and Wyre
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 114
- Pupils on roll
- 121
- URN
- 119892
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 0152464543
About this school
The Loyne Specialist School is a community special school in Lancaster. It teaches children aged 4 to 19 and has 121 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Loyne Specialist School, and its latest judgement is set out 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 Outstanding. 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 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| 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% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | - | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | - | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
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 The Loyne Specialist 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 | Lancashire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 111 |
| 2023/24 | 109 |
| 2024/25 | 116 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 43.01%
- English as an additional language
- 6.9%
- Overall absence
- 7.78%
- Persistent absence
- 24.14%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lancaster Independent School for Alternative Learning (Lisal)0.5 miles
Independent schools · Lancaster
-
Chadwick High School0.7 miles
Academies · Lancaster
-
Beaumont College - A Salutem/Ambito College0.8 miles
Other types · Lancaster
-
Morecambe Road School0.8 miles
Special schools · Morecambe
-
Jamea Al Kauthar1.8 miles
Independent schools · Lancaster
Other schools in Lancaster
- Beaumont College - A Salutem/Ambito College Other types
- Chadwick High School Academies
- Stepping Stones School Local authority maintained schools
- Appletree Nursery School Nursery
- Austwick Church of England VA Primary School Primary
- Bentham Community Primary School Primary
- Bowerham Primary & Nursery School Primary
- Castle View Primary Academy Primary
- Caton Primary School Primary
- Caton St Paul's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Cawthorne's Endowed School Primary
- Dolphinholme Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does The Loyne Specialist School teach?
- The Loyne Specialist School teaches children aged 4 to 19. It is a special school in Lancaster.
- Who is the headteacher of The Loyne Specialist School?
- The headteacher of The Loyne Specialist School is Mrs Susan Campbell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Loyne Specialist School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Loyne Specialist 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 many pupils are at The Loyne Specialist School?
- The Loyne Specialist School has 121 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 19.
- Is The Loyne Specialist School full?
- The Loyne Specialist School has capacity for 114 pupils and 121 on roll (106%), 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 The Loyne Specialist School a faith school?
- No. The Loyne Specialist School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does The Loyne Specialist School have?
- The schools register lists The Loyne Specialist School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have The Loyne Specialist 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 The Loyne Specialist School's absence rate?
- The Loyne Specialist School's overall absence rate is 7.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Loyne Specialist School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Loyne Specialist 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 30 June 2026.