Chadwick High School
Chadwick High School is an academy alternative provision converter in Lancaster for boys and girls aged 11 to 16. It has 84 pupils, 44 more than it has places for. About 69 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2020.
Mainway, Skerton, Lancaster, LA1 2AY01524 840831Mr Andrew Murray headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 14 January 2020, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall. A later, shorter visit on 18 June 2025 said: “Standards maintained”.
This inspection is more than 6 years old. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of one grade.
Earlier inspections (1)
| Date | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 18 June 2025 | Ungraded | Standards maintained |
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 Lancashire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (80), Other difficulty or disability (1).
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster | Academy | 330 m | 144 | Requires improvement 2024 | 2 | Compare |
| Our Lady's Catholic College | Roman Catholic | 380 m | 981 | Requires improvement 2024 | 11 | Compare |
| Castle View Primary Academy | Academy | 810 m | 100 | Report card 2026 | 6 | Compare |
| Skerton St Luke's Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 860 m | 188 | Good 2022 | 16 | Compare |
| Lancaster High School | Academy | 0.6 miles | 567 | Good 2023 | 11 | Compare |
| Lancaster Ryelands Primary School | Council | 0.7 miles | 362 | Report card 2026 | 43 | Compare |
| The Loyne Specialist School | Council | 0.7 miles | 121 | Outstanding 2024 | – | Compare |
| The Cathedral Catholic Primary School, Lancaster | Roman Catholic | 0.8 miles | 195 | Not inspected | 70 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Chadwick High School a good school?
Chadwick High School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in January 2020.
What is Chadwick High School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Chadwick High School good at its last full inspection on 14 January 2020. That was more than four years ago. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of a single grade.
How many pupils does Chadwick High School have?
84 pupils aged 11 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 40 places, so it is 210% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Mainway, Skerton, Lancaster, LA1 2AY
- Telephone
- 01524 840831
- Headteacher
- Mr Andrew Murray
- Type of school
- Academy alternative provision converter (Academy alternative provision converter, academies)
- Phase
- Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 11-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- The Coastal Collaborative Trust (5 schools)
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Ward
- Skerton
- Constituency
- Lancaster and Wyre
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2025 (academy converter)
- URN
- 150610 · LAESTAB 8881121 · UKPRN 10094513
- Formerly
- Chadwick High School
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.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 2024/25.
- 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.