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Elm Tree Community Primary School

Special school in Skelmersdale WN8 6SA

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  • School Reference Number: 135457
  • Address: Elmers Wood Road, Tanhouse, Elm Tree Community Primary School, Skelmersdale WN8 6SA
  • Head Teacher: Mr David Lamb
  • Telephone: 01695 50924
  • Website: elmtree.lancs.sch.uk
  • Type: Special schools
  • Sub-Type: Community special school
  • Phase: Not applicable
  • Pupil Capacity: 140
  • Local Education Authority: Lancashire
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 4 to 11
  • Admissions Policy: Not applicable
  • Active From: September 2008* (New Provision)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

Further Information

Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 26/09/2017

Rating published on 09/11/2017

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Outstanding

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
14 November 2023 19 December 2023 School inspection
26 September 2017 9 November 2017 Full inspection Outstanding
7 November 2012 29 November 2012 Full inspection Good
22 March 2010 26 April 2010 Full inspection Satisfactory

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Unique Reference Number135457
Local Authority Code888
Local Authority NameLancashire
Establishment Number7120
School / College NameElm Tree Community Primary School
Establishment Type Code07
Establishment typeCommunity special school
Establishment Type Group Code5
Establishment Type GroupSpecial schools
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code06
Reason establishment openedNew Provision
Open date01-09-2008
Reason Establishment Closed Code00
Reason establishment closedNot applicable
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 0
Phase of educationNot applicable
Age range Low4
Age range High11
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNot applicable
Official Sixth Form Code0
Official sixth formNot applicable
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code00
Religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code0
Admissons policyNot applicable
School capacity140
Special Classes Code1
Special classesHas Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils154
Number of Boys136
Number of Girls18
Percentage Free School Meals59.70
Trust School Flag Code0
Trust School Flag Not applicable
Trusts Code
Academy trust or Trust
School Sponsor FlagNot applicable
Academy sponsor
Federation FlagNot under a federation
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10079942
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date11-12-2024
StreetElmers Wood Road
LocalityTanhouse
Address3Elm Tree Community Primary School
TownSkelmersdale
County (name)Lancashire
PostcodeWN8 6SA
Websitehttps://www.elmtree.lancs.sch.uk/
Telephone0169550924
Headteacher/Principal titleMr
Headteacher/Principal first nameDavid
Headteacher/Principal last nameLamb
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHead Teacher
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provisionNot applicable
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeB
Government Office RegionNorth West
District CodeE07000127
DistrictWest Lancashire
Ward CodeE05014941
WardTanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001577
Parliamentary ConstituencyWest Lancashire
Urban/Rural CodeA1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
GSS LA CodeE10000017
Easting349941
Northing406368
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)West Lancashire 013
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)West Lancashire 013D
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code999
Previous local authority
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN10012344560
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02005316
LSOA CodeE01025529
Free School Meals92
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN135457
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/135457
LAESTAB8887120
School nameElm Tree Community Primary School
Ofsted phaseSpecial
Type of educationCommunity Special School
School open date01/09/2008
Admissions policyNot applicable
Sixth formNot applicable
Designated religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionNorth West
RegionNorth West
Local authorityLancashire
Parliamentary constituencyWest Lancashire
Multi-academy trust UIDN/A
Multi-academy trust nameN/A
Academy sponsor UIDN/A
Academy sponsor nameN/A
PostcodeWN8 6SA
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile4
Total number of pupils154
Statutory lowest age4
Statutory highest age11
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspection10256237
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of the ungraded inspection135457
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspection8887120
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionElm Tree Community Primary School
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionCommunity Special School
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspection1
Date of latest ungraded inspection15/11/2023
Ungraded inspection publication date18/12/2023
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?No
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeSchool remains Outstanding
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10001128
Inspection typeMaintained Academy and School Short inspection
Inspection type groupingSection 8 conversion
Event type groupingSchools ? Section 8 conversion
Inspection start date26/09/2017
Publication date09/11/2017
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection135457
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8887120
School name at time of latest graded inspectionElm Tree Community Primary School
School type at time of latest graded inspectionCommunity Special School
Current school type used for chart C6Maintained school
Overall effectivenessOutstanding
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationN/A
Behaviour and attitudesN/A
Personal developmentN/A
Effectiveness of leadership and managementOutstanding
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection numberITS402702
Previous inspection start date07/11/2012
Previous publication date29/11/2012
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection135457
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection8887120
School name at time of previous graded inspectionElm Tree Community Primary School
School type at time of previous graded inspectionCommunity Special School
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness2
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Previous safeguarding is effective?N/A
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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