West Lancashire Community High SchoolA.R.T.S. Education
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares West Lancashire Community High School and A.R.T.S. Education.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
West Lancashire Community High School was judged Good and A.R.T.S. Education was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 0.2 for West Lancashire Community High School and 12.0 for A.R.T.S. Education.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at West Lancashire Community High School (0.2 in 2021-22, 0.2 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | SkelmersdaleWest Lancashire Community High School | MerseysideA.R.T.S. Education | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community special school | Other independent special school | |
| Age range | 11-19 | 11-17 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 176 | 22 | |
| Capacity | 180 | 40 | |
| Location | Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH | Merseyside, WA11 8HR | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 0.2 | 12.0 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 | 0.00 | 0.31 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 21 | 8 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 164 | 20 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 42.7% | 0.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 5.5% | Not reported | |
| SEN support | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 12.7% | Not reported | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 30.8% | Not reported | 15.8% |
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
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
West Lancashire Community High School
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