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Abbey School for Exceptional Children

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IndependentPrimary

Abbey School for Exceptional Children

Ages419
108 pupils
Good· Sept 2025
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Details

Type

Independent School

Local Authority

Cheshire West and Chester

Head Teacher

Dr Katy Lee

Gender

Mixed

Opened

September 2020

Website

www.abbeyschool.com

Reference Number

147951

About This Data

  • School information is sourced from Get Information About Schools (GIAS), the official UK government register maintained by the Department for Education.

Pupils

Summary

Total Pupils108 (72% of capacity)
Age Range4 – 19
GenderMixed
Boys / Girls79% / 21%
Free School Meals
English as Additional Language
SEN Support0.0%
SEN with EHCP100.0%
Overall Attendance
Persistent Absence

Class Sizes

Overall Average0.0
Key Stage 10.0
Key Stage 20.0

Total Pupils

Cohort Sizes

Pupil Ethnicities

About This Data

  • Data sourced from the National School Census for 2024/25, collected each January.
  • This is not live data. For current availability of places, contact the school or local authority directly.
  • Capacity refers to the maximum number of pupils a school can accommodate. Schools may operate above or below capacity, and spare places may only be available in certain year groups.
  • Persistent absence means a pupil missed 10% or more of their possible sessions during the academic year. Absence rates during 2020–2022 were significantly higher due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Inspections

ISI Inspections

7 inspections on record

  • 2025

    Non-Routine Inspections 2025

    21 November 2025

    View report

    Standards Assessment

    StandardResult
    Part 3: Welfare, health and safety of pupilsMet
    Part 6: Provision of informationMet
    Part 8: Quality of leadership and management of schoolsMet
  • Routine Inspections 2025

    7 May 2025

    View report
  • 2023

    Non-Routine Inspections 2023

    28 September 2023

    View report
  • Short Visit 2023

    17 January 2023

    View report
  • 2022

    FCI / EQI reports 2022

    15 March 2022

    View report
  • 2018

    Short Visit 2018

    4 October 2018

    View report
  • 2017

    Regulatory Compliance 2017

    29 November 2017

    View report

About This Data

  • Inspection data is sourced from the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), which inspects independent schools in England.
  • Ratings may have changed since the last inspection. Always check the latest report for current information.
  • ISI conducts different types of inspections including educational quality, regulatory compliance, and focused compliance visits.

GCSE Results

No GCSE results available for this year.

About This Data

  • Schools are ranked by their Attainment 8 score, which shows overall exam results. This data comes from the Department for Education performance tables.
  • Exam results and progress scores tell you different things. Imagine two children climbing a mountain: one starts at the bottom and climbs halfway up, while another starts a third of the way up and climbs another third. The second child climbed less distance but finished higher up. Exam results show where pupils finished (like height on the mountain), while progress scores show how far they've come since primary school (like distance climbed). Progress scores help you understand how much a school has helped pupils improve, regardless of where they started.

Contact Information

Address

10-12 Abbey Square
Chester
CH1 2HU

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