Fern House School and College
Fern House School and College is an independent special school in Frodsham for boys and girls aged 7 to 19. It has 16 pupils and room for 40.
New Pale Road, Kingswood, Frodsham, WA6 6LB0759 344 7245imapcentre.co.uk/service/fern-house-school-and-collegeMs Catherine Davis headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet. That is normal for a school that opened in 2025: new schools usually get their first inspection within three years.
Getting a place
Grammar school. This is a grammar school, so places depend on an entrance test.
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.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsley Community Primary School and Nursery | Council | 1.3 miles | 177 | Good 2023 | 50 | Compare |
| Alvanley and Manley Village School | Council | 1.7 miles | 100 | Good 2023 | 39 | Compare |
| Kingsley St John's CofE Primary School | Academy | 1.9 miles | – | Good 2023 | – | Compare |
| Helsby High School | Council | 2.3 miles | 1,211 | Good 2023 | 50 | Compare |
| Helsby Hillside Primary School | Council | 2.3 miles | 202 | Report card 2026 | 69 | Compare |
| Frodsham CofE Primary School | Church of England | 2.4 miles | 219 | Good 2020 | 69 | Compare |
| Horn's Mill Primary School | Council | 2.5 miles | 199 | Good 2024 | 61 | Compare |
| Ashton Hayes Primary School | Council | 2.5 miles | 134 | Good 2022 | 57 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Fern House School and College a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Fern House School and College yet.
How many pupils does Fern House School and College have?
16 pupils aged 7 to 19 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 40 places, so it is 40% full.
Does Fern House School and College have an entrance exam?
Yes. It is a grammar school, so places depend on an entrance test, usually sat in September of Year 6. Check the school's admissions page for the test dates and the pass mark.
Does Fern House School and College 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
- New Pale Road, Kingswood, Frodsham, WA6 6LB
- Telephone
- 0759 344 7245
- Website
- imapcentre.co.uk/service/fern-house-school-and-college
- Headteacher
- Ms Catherine Davis
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 7-19, with sixth form
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Ward
- Sandstone
- Constituency
- Runcorn and Helsby
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 14 May 2025 (new provision)
- URN
- 151440 · LAESTAB 8966026
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.
- 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.