Kingsbury Primary Special School
School Lane, Chapel House, Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Helen Smith
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- West Lancashire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 130
- Pupils on roll
- 132
- URN
- 131259
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01695722991
About this school
Kingsbury Primary Special School is a community special school in Skelmersdale. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 132 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 28 June 2023, 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 | 14 | 19 | 20 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -13.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -12.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -14.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Kingsbury Primary Special 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 | 0% | 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 | 10% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 14.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 98 |
| 2023/24 | 119 |
| 2024/25 | 133 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 40.6%
- English as an additional language
- 7.5%
- Overall absence
- 11.21%
- Persistent absence
- 35%
Location
Nearby schools
-
West Lancashire Community High School0.2 miles
Special schools · Skelmersdale
-
Moss View School1.1 miles
Special schools · Skelmersdale
-
Elm Tree Community Primary School1.9 miles
Special schools · Skelmersdale
-
Hope High School2.4 miles
Special schools · Skelmersdale
-
Edge Hill University2.9 miles
Universities · Ormskirk
Other schools in Skelmersdale
- Elm Tree Community Primary School Special schools
- Hope High School Special schools
- Learn 4 Life 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 year groups does Kingsbury Primary Special School teach?
- Kingsbury Primary Special School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a special school in Skelmersdale.
- Who is the head teacher of Kingsbury Primary Special School?
- The head teacher of Kingsbury Primary Special School is Mrs Helen Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Kingsbury Primary Special School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kingsbury Primary Special 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 Kingsbury Primary Special School?
- Kingsbury Primary Special School has 132 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Kingsbury Primary Special School full?
- Kingsbury Primary Special School has capacity for 130 pupils and 132 on roll (102%), 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 Kingsbury Primary Special School a faith school?
- No. Kingsbury Primary Special School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Kingsbury Primary Special School have?
- The schools register lists Kingsbury Primary Special School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; 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 Kingsbury Primary Special School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 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 Kingsbury Primary Special School's absence rate?
- Kingsbury Primary Special School's overall absence rate is 11.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kingsbury Primary Special School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kingsbury Primary Special 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.