David Lewis School
David Lewis School is a non-maintained special school in Alderley Edge for boys and girls aged 7 to 19. It has 40 pupils and room for 91. About 47 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England.
Mill Lane, Warford, Alderley Edge, SK9 7UD01565 640186davidlewis.org.ukMrs Angie Fisher director of educationAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
4 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 East 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: Profound and multiple learning difficulty (12), Autistic spectrum disorder (11), Moderate learning difficulty (7), Severe learning difficulty (7), Specific learning difficulty (3).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 40 | 34 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 2 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 38% | 38% | 23% | 17% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 8% | 9% | 5% | 6% | 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% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 83.0% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 17.0% | 5.7% | 5.5% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 16.3% | 5.1% | 5.5% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.0% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 50.0% | 23.1% | 33.3% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
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 David Lewis Centre | Special post 16 institution | 0 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Chelford CofE Primary School | Church of England | 1.0 miles | 81 | Good 2023 | 38 | Compare |
| The Ryleys School | Independent | 2.0 miles | 243 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Nether Alderley Primary School | Academy | 2.1 miles | 89 | Report card 2026 | 55 | Compare |
| Lindow Community Primary School | Council | 2.1 miles | 152 | Good 2023 | 89 | Compare |
| Alderley Edge Community Primary School | Academy | 2.3 miles | – | No overall grade 2024 | – | Compare |
| Peover Superior Endowed Primary School | Academy | 2.3 miles | 95 | Outstanding 2023 | 92 | Compare |
| Mobberley CofE Primary School | Church of England | 2.5 miles | 193 | No overall grade 2024 | 84 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is David Lewis School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score David Lewis School yet.
How many pupils does David Lewis School have?
40 pupils aged 7 to 19 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 91 places, so it is 44% full.
What is attendance like at David Lewis School?
Pupils were in school 83.0% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 50% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
Does David Lewis School have a sixth form?
Yes.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Mill Lane, Warford, Alderley Edge, SK9 7UD
- Telephone
- 01565 640186
- Website
- www.davidlewis.org.uk
- Director of Education
- Mrs Angie Fisher
- Type of school
- Non-maintained special school (Non-maintained special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 7-19, with sixth form
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Ward
- Mobberley
- Constituency
- Tatton
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 111499 · LAESTAB 8957101 · UKPRN 10039933
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.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- 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.