Fox Wood Special School

State-Funded School

fox-wood-special-school-warrington-north-west

North WestRegion

WarringtonLocal Authority

Warrington NorthConstituency

WA1 4LSPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Fox Wood Special School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 4–19, located in Warrington, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 174 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Ethnicity

White

86%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Pupils

174

Total Pupils

70%Boys

30%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

45%

England average

27%

First language not English

14%

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: Average
Total pupils: 174
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
13 Jan 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
9 Jun 2014	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.