West Lancashire Community High SchoolPontville School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares West Lancashire Community High School and Pontville School.
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 Pontville School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 0.2 for West Lancashire Community High School and 12.9 for Pontville School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at West Lancashire Community High School (0.2 in 2021-22, 0.2 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Pontville School (17.5 in 2021-22, 12.9 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | SkelmersdaleWest Lancashire Community High School | OrmskirkPontville School | 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 | 5-19 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 164 | 154 | |
| Capacity | 180 | 155 | |
| Location | Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH | Ormskirk, L39 4TW | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 0.2 | 12.9 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 0.0% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 9.1% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 0.0% | 0.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.00 | 1.17 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 21 | 22 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | Not reported | 1 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 164 | 154 | |
| 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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