Westmorland School
Westmorland School is an independent special school in Chorley for boys and girls aged 5 to 16. It has 86 pupils and room for 96.
Weldbank Lane, Chorley, PR7 3NQ01257 278899witherslackgroup.co.uk/our-locations/our-schools/westmorland-schoolMrs Susan Asher headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
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.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 86 | 67 | 54 | 56 | 56 | 50 |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaftesbury High School | Pupil referral unit | 110 m | 106 | Good 2019 | – | Compare |
| St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Chorley | Roman Catholic | 200 m | 202 | Good 2024 | 21 | Compare |
| Mayfield School | Council | 220 m | 133 | Good 2022 | – | Compare |
| Chorley All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery Unit | Church of England | 290 m | 200 | Good 2023 | 19 | Compare |
| Duke Street Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | 530 m | 96 | Outstanding 2024 | – | Compare |
| Duke Street Primary School | Council | 600 m | 317 | Good 2022 | 14 | Compare |
| Holy Cross Catholic High School | Roman Catholic | 610 m | 976 | Good 2022 | 82 | Compare |
| Gillibrand Primary School | Academy | 630 m | 201 | No overall grade 2025 | 61 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Westmorland School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Westmorland School yet.
How many pupils does Westmorland School have?
86 pupils aged 5 to 16 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 96 places, so it is 90% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Weldbank Lane, Chorley, PR7 3NQ
- Telephone
- 01257 278899
- Website
- www.witherslackgroup.co.uk/our-locations/our-schools/westmorland-school
- Headteacher
- Mrs Susan Asher
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 5-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Ward
- Chorley South West
- Constituency
- Chorley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 5 January 2001
- URN
- 132828 · LAESTAB 8886048 · UKPRN 10075209
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.