1
Abbot's Lea School
Liverpool • Merseyside • L25 6EE
1
23 Sep 2024
Top 10 Not applicable schools in North West
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2016)
This Top 10 showcases not applicable schools in the region of North West. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total not applicable schools
1,009
Outstanding
86
Good
95
Median inspection year
2016
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 43% · G: 48% · RI: 7% · I: 2%
2
Sandfield Park School
Liverpool • Merseyside • L12 1LH
1
18 Jul 2024
3
Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School
Rossendale • Lancashire • BB4 6RX
1
30 Jun 2024
4
Everton Free School & Football College
Liverpool • L4 4DF
1
9 Jun 2024
5
Bleasdale School
Carnforth • Lancashire • LA5 0RG
1
20 May 2024
6
Green Fold School
Bolton • Lancashire • BL4 0NS
1
18 Dec 2023
7
Grange School
Manchester • M12 4GR
1
23 Nov 2023
8
Elms Bank
Bury • Lancashire • M45 8PJ
1
17 Oct 2023
9
Prospect House Specialist Support Primary School
MANCHESTER • Greater Manchester • M9 8LT
1
19 Sep 2023
10
Ancora House School
Chester • Cheshire • CH2 1BQ
1
25 Jun 2023
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 not applicable schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
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