Bettws Lifehouse
Kingsland Grange, Old Roman Road, Shropshire, SY3 9AH
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 5 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nici Jones
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- Shrewsbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 100
- Pupils on roll
- 94
- URN
- 149194
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01686651166
About this school
Bettws Lifehouse is an independent special school in Shropshire. It teaches children aged 5 to 19 and has 94 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Bettws Lifehouse 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
Bettws Lifehouse has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in August 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 | 7 | 20 | 27 |
| Attainment 8 score | 8.4 | 9.3 | 6.6 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 5% | 7.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 30% | 14.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.1 | 0.5 | 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 Bettws Lifehouse has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Shropshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.4 | 35.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 9.3 | 34.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 6.6 | 34 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 51 |
| 2023/24 | 74 |
| 2024/25 | 95 |
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
- 94
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Shrewsbury School0.4 miles
Independent schools · Shrewsbury
-
Shrewsbury High School0.6 miles
Independent schools
-
St Winefride's RC Independent School0.7 miles
Independent schools · Shrewsbury
-
The Keystone Academy1.2 miles
Free Schools · Shrewsbury
-
Prestfelde School1.5 miles
Independent schools · Shrewsbury
Other schools in Shropshire
- Acorn Wood Special schools
- The Gables Learning Centre Special schools
- Westbury School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Bettws Lifehouse teach?
- Bettws Lifehouse teaches children aged 5 to 19. It is a special school in Shropshire.
- Who is the headteacher of Bettws Lifehouse?
- The headteacher of Bettws Lifehouse is Mrs Nici Jones, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bettws Lifehouse been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Bettws Lifehouse 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 Bettws Lifehouse?
- Bettws Lifehouse has 94 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 19.
- Is Bettws Lifehouse full?
- Bettws Lifehouse has capacity for 100 pupils and 94 on roll (94%), 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 Bettws Lifehouse a faith school?
- No. Bettws Lifehouse has no designated religious character.
- How have Bettws Lifehouse's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 8.4 in 2022/23 and 6.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Bettws Lifehouse's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bettws Lifehouse'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.