Westmorland School
Weldbank Lane, Chorley, PR7 3NQ
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 5 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Susan Asher
- Constituency
- Chorley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 96
- Pupils on roll
- 86
- URN
- 132828
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01257278899
About this school
Westmorland School is an independent special school in Chorley. It teaches children aged 5 to 16 and has 86 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Westmorland School under its current framework. 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
Westmorland School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 2001, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Trends over time
How Westmorland 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 | 56 |
| 2023/24 | 54 |
| 2024/25 | 67 |
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
- 86
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Shaftesbury High School0.1 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Chorley
-
Mayfield School0.1 miles
Special schools · Chorley
-
Chorley Astley Park School0.9 miles
Special schools · Chorley
-
Mayfield House School1.1 miles
Special schools
-
Lancashire College of Adult Education1.1 miles
Other types · Chorley
Other schools in Chorley
- Chorley Astley Park School Special schools
- Mayfield School Special schools
- Meadow View Learning Centre Special schools
- Oliver House School Special schools
- Shaftesbury High School Local authority maintained 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 Westmorland School teach?
- Westmorland School teaches children aged 5 to 16. It is a special school in Chorley.
- Who is the headteacher of Westmorland School?
- The headteacher of Westmorland School is Mrs Susan Asher, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Westmorland School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Westmorland 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 Westmorland School?
- Westmorland School has 86 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 16.
- Is Westmorland School full?
- Westmorland School has capacity for 96 pupils and 86 on roll (90%), so it has space against 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 Westmorland School a faith school?
- No. Westmorland School has no designated religious character.
- Does Westmorland School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Westmorland School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.