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Abbot's Lea School
Not applicable • Community special school • Liverpool • Merseyside • L25 6EE
Outstanding
Top 10 Not applicable schools in North West
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2016)
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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%
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Sandfield Park School
Not applicable • Community special school • Liverpool • Merseyside • L12 1LH
Outstanding
3
Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School
Not applicable • Community special school • Rossendale • Lancashire • BB4 6RX
Outstanding
4
Everton Free School & Football College
Not applicable • Free schools alternative provision • Liverpool • L4 4DF
Outstanding
5
Bleasdale School
Not applicable • Community special school • Carnforth • Lancashire • LA5 0RG
Outstanding
6
Green Fold School
Not applicable • Community special school • Bolton • Lancashire • BL4 0NS
Outstanding
7
Grange School
Not applicable • Academy special sponsor led • Manchester • M12 4GR
Outstanding
8
Elms Bank
Not applicable • Academy special converter • Bury • Lancashire • M45 8PJ
Outstanding
9
Prospect House Specialist Support Primary School
Not applicable • Free schools special • MANCHESTER • Greater Manchester • M9 8LT
Outstanding
10
Ancora House School
Not applicable • Pupil referral unit • Chester • Cheshire • CH2 1BQ
Outstanding
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.
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