Archers Brook SEMH Residential School

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

Cheshire West and ChesterLocal Authority

Ellesmere Port and BromboroughConstituency

CH66 2NAPostcode

1.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Archers Brook SEMH Residential School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 9–16, located in Cheshire West and Chester, North West.

It currently serves 118 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 10.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 0%
EBacc average point score: 0.89

Ethnicity

White

97%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Pupils

118

Total Pupils

74%Boys

26%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

64%

England average

27%

First language not English

<1%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 9 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 118
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
8 Sept 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
5 Jun 2018	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.