Church Lawton School

State-Funded School

church-lawton-school-cheshire-east-north-west

North WestRegion

Cheshire EastLocal Authority

CongletonConstituency

ST7 3ELPostcode

3.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Church Lawton School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 4–19, located in Cheshire East, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 86 pupils. Church Lawton School is part of LIBERTY ACADEMY TRUST LTD..

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 39.4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 45.5%
EBacc average point score: 3.82

Ethnicity

White

93%

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

Total Pupils

70%Boys

30%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

28%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 4 – 19
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 86
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: LIBERTY ACADEMY TRUST LTD.

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
29 Mar 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
24 Jan 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.