Learn 4 Life School
64a Rectory Road, Ashton in Makerfield, Skelmersdale, WN4 0QD
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr James McAlpine
- Constituency
- St Helens North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 16
- Pupils on roll
- 16
- URN
- 129571
- Local authority
- St. Helens
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01942466318
About this school
Learn 4 Life School is an independent special school in Skelmersdale. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 16 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Learn 4 Life School under its current framework. 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
Learn 4 Life School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in August 2005, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | 6.9 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | 0.4 |
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 Learn 4 Life 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 |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4 |
| 2023/24 | 12 |
| 2024/25 | 13 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 15
- Pupils on SEN support
- 1
Location
Nearby schools
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Martha H School0.3 miles
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Landgate School, Bryn1.0 miles
Special schools · Wigan
-
Hope School1.6 miles
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Ascent Autism Specialist College1.7 miles
Other types · St Helens
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Progress Arc Billinge School1.8 miles
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Other schools in Skelmersdale
- Elm Tree Community Primary School Special schools
- Hope High School Special schools
- Kingsbury Primary Special School Special schools
- Moss View School Special schools
- West Lancashire Community High School Special schools
- Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School Primary
- Brookfield Park Primary School Primary
- Cobbs Brow School Primary
- Crawford Village Primary School Primary
- Crow Orchard Primary School Primary
- Delph Side Community Primary School Primary
- Hillside Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Learn 4 Life School teach?
- Learn 4 Life School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a special school in Skelmersdale.
- Who is the headteacher of Learn 4 Life School?
- The headteacher of Learn 4 Life School is Mr James McAlpine, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Learn 4 Life School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Learn 4 Life School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Learn 4 Life School?
- Learn 4 Life School has 16 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Learn 4 Life School full?
- Learn 4 Life School has capacity for 16 pupils and 16 on roll (100%), 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 Learn 4 Life School a faith school?
- No. Learn 4 Life School has no designated religious character.
- What are Learn 4 Life School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Learn 4 Life 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 24 July 2026.