Progress Arc Billinge SchoolLearn 4 Life School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Progress Arc Billinge School and Learn 4 Life School.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
Progress Arc Billinge School was judged Good and Learn 4 Life School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 0.6 for Progress Arc Billinge School and 6.9 for Learn 4 Life School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Progress Arc Billinge School (5.3 in 2021-22, 0.6 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | WiganProgress Arc Billinge School | SkelmersdaleLearn 4 Life School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Other independent special school | Other independent special school | |
| Age range | 7-19 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 42 | 16 | |
| Capacity | 110 | 16 | |
| Location | Wigan, WN5 7TT | Skelmersdale, WN4 0QD | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 0.6 | 6.9 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 0.0% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 0.0% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 0.0% | 0.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.03 | 0.40 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 12 | 7 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 45 | 13 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN support | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
Pupils on roll
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