Oliver House School
Hallgate, Chorley, PR7 1XA
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 6 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Principal
- Dr Wendy Sparling
- Constituency
- Chorley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 55
- Pupils on roll
- 55
- URN
- 131575
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01257220011
About this school
Oliver House School is an independent special school in Chorley. It teaches children aged 6 to 19 and has 55 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Oliver House 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
Oliver House School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in April 2006, 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 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 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 Oliver House 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 | 44 |
| 2023/24 | 45 |
| 2024/25 | 52 |
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
- 55
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lancashire College of Adult Education0.4 miles
Other types · Chorley
-
Chorley Astley Park School0.5 miles
Special schools · Chorley
-
Mayfield House School0.9 miles
Special schools
-
Waterloo Lodge1.0 miles
Special schools
-
Mayfield School1.3 miles
Special schools · Chorley
Other schools in Chorley
- Chorley Astley Park School Special schools
- Mayfield School Special schools
- Meadow View Learning Centre Special schools
- Shaftesbury High School Local authority maintained schools
- Westmorland School Special schools
- Duke Street Nursery School Nursery
- Highfield Nursery School Nursery
- Abbey Village Primary School Primary
- Adlington Primary School Primary
- Adlington St Paul's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Balshaw Lane Community Primary School Primary
- Brindle St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Oliver House School teach?
- Oliver House School teaches children aged 6 to 19. It is a special school in Chorley.
- Who is the principal of Oliver House School?
- The principal of Oliver House School is Dr Wendy Sparling, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Oliver House School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Oliver House 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 big is Oliver House School?
- Oliver House School has 55 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 6 to 19.
- Is Oliver House School full?
- Oliver House School has capacity for 55 pupils and 55 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 Oliver House School a faith school?
- No. Oliver House School has no designated religious character.
- What are Oliver House School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Oliver House 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.