Abbey School for Exceptional Children
Abbey School for Exceptional Children is an independent special school in for boys and girls aged 4 to 19. It has 128 pupils and room for 150.
10-12 Abbey Square, Chester, CH1 2HU01244 960000abbeyschool.comDr Katy Lee headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
6 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
The government hasn't published this school's headline results. Fewer than eleven pupils sat the exams, so the figures could identify individual children.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Cheshire West and Chester council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 128 | 108 | 94 | 67 | 38 | 3 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Queen's School | Independent | 440 m | 382 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy | Free school | 510 m | 198 | Good 2023 | 49 | Compare |
| Chester Blue Coat Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 720 m | 369 | Good 2023 | 43 | Compare |
| University of Chester | Higher education institutions | 820 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Chester International School | Studio schools | 850 m | 229 | Good 2022 | 5 | Compare |
| Queen's Park High School | Academy | 970 m | 792 | No overall grade 2025 | 34 | Compare |
| St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 0.8 miles | 307 | Good 2024 | 86 | Compare |
| Overleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary School | Academy | 0.9 miles | 447 | No overall grade 2024 | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Abbey School for Exceptional Children a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Abbey School for Exceptional Children yet.
How many pupils does Abbey School for Exceptional Children have?
128 pupils aged 4 to 19 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 150 places, so it is 85% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 10-12 Abbey Square, Chester, CH1 2HU
- Telephone
- 01244 960000
- Website
- www.abbeyschool.com
- Headteacher
- Dr Katy Lee
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 4-19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Ward
- Chester City & the Garden Quarter
- Constituency
- Chester North and Neston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 7 September 2020 (new provision)
- URN
- 147951 · LAESTAB 8966010 · UKPRN 10099608
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.