A.R.T.S. Education
167a Ormskirk Road, Rainford, Merseyside, WA11 8HR
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 11 to 17
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Annmarie Read
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- St Helens North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 40
- Pupils on roll
- 22
- URN
- 148840
- Local authority
- St. Helens
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 07749846945
About this school
A.R.T.S. Education is an independent special school in Merseyside. It teaches children aged 11 to 17 and has 22 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected A.R.T.S. Education 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
A.R.T.S. Education has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in March 2022, 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 | 5 | 8 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | 12.0 |
| 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 | - | - | 0.3 |
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 A.R.T.S. Education 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 | 14 |
| 2023/24 | 22 |
| 2024/25 | 20 |
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
- 22
Location
Nearby schools
-
Moss View School2.2 miles
Special schools · Skelmersdale
-
Hope High School2.6 miles
Special schools · Skelmersdale
-
Kingsbury Primary Special School3.2 miles
Special schools · Skelmersdale
-
West Lancashire Community High School3.3 miles
Special schools · Skelmersdale
-
Elm Tree Community Primary School3.5 miles
Special schools · Skelmersdale
Other schools in Merseyside
- Birtenshaw School Merseyside Special schools
- Utopia Special schools
- Allanson Street Primary School Primary
- Our Lady and St Swithin's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School Primary
- ES Independent School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does A.R.T.S. Education teach?
- A.R.T.S. Education teaches children aged 11 to 17. It is a special school in Merseyside.
- Who is the headteacher of A.R.T.S. Education?
- The headteacher of A.R.T.S. Education is Mrs Annmarie Read, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has A.R.T.S. Education been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected A.R.T.S. Education 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 A.R.T.S. Education?
- A.R.T.S. Education has 22 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 17.
- Is A.R.T.S. Education full?
- A.R.T.S. Education has capacity for 40 pupils and 22 on roll (55%), 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 A.R.T.S. Education a faith school?
- No. A.R.T.S. Education has no designated religious character.
- What are A.R.T.S. Education's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, A.R.T.S. Education'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.