Ofsted: Good

Lansbury Bridge School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Carole Austin

location_onSt Helens, WA9 1TB

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2015

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Students

223

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Age Range

4-14

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Lansbury Bridge School is a Community special school school in St Helens, serving ages 4-14. Rated Good by Ofsted.

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School Summary

Lansbury Bridge School is a community special school in St Helens, St. Helens, admitting pupils aged 4-14. The school has approximately 237 pupils on roll, of whom 49% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2015. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 6.0:1. There are 3 teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Secondary Performance Trends (KS4)

2019

Progress 8 Score

Attainment 8

Grade 5+ E&M

Entering EBacc-%

EBacc APS-

2018

Progress 8 Score

-1.82

vs National Avg

Attainment 8

0.5

Grade 5+ E&M

Entering EBacc0%

EBacc APS0.04

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 60%

Reading0% LA 73%

Writing0% LA 73%

Maths0% LA 71%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 60%England 61%

Reading0% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing0% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths0% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 61%England 60%

Reading0% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing0% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths0% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.4

Read

LA 0.3

-6.7 to -2.1

-6.2

Write

LA 0.3

-8.5 to -4.0

-4.0

Maths

LA 0.0

-6.2 to -1.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 65%England 65%

Reading0% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing0% LA 79% · Eng 78%

Maths4% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.7

Read

LA 0.0

-6.1 to -1.3

-5.3

Write

LA 0.1

-7.5 to -3.1

-2.9

Maths

LA 0.1

-5.0 to -0.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 62%

Reading0% LA 73%

Writing10% LA 78%

Maths0% LA 74%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.4

Read

LA -0.4

-6.2 to -0.6

-2.7

Write

LA 0.0

-5.2 to -0.2

-2.7

Maths

LA -0.6

-5.1 to -0.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

17 June 2025

Inspection Report

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21 January 2020

Inspection Report

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15 December 2015

Inspection Report

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06 July 2015

Inspection Report

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23 March 2015

Inspection Report

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09 December 2014

Inspection Report

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06 October 2009

Inspection Report

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08 November 2006

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2015-12-15

Schools into Special Measures Visit 3 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-12-09

None Legacy

Inadequate

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Inadequate

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 7.3% for this term (secondary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 7.398% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 237 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 7.3%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	237	0	0.0%	7.3%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	234	0	0.0%	7.8%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	232	0	0.0%	7.4%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	234	0	0.0%	7.1%	1
2023/24 (Autumn term)	223	1	0.4%	8.2%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	224	1	0.4%	6.6%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	223	0	0.0%	6.4%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	224	0	0.0%	5.9%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	223	0	0.0%	4.7%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	224	0	0.0%	4.9%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	223	0	0.0%	4.4%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	223	0	0.0%	3.6%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	223	0	0.0%	1.0%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	224	0	0.0%	3.9%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	223	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	223	1	0.4%	3.2%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	227	1	0.4%	4.2%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	223	0	0.0%	3.1%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	225	0	0.0%	3.8%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	224	0	0.0%	3.8%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	221	0	0.0%	3.4%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	221	0	0.0%	3.0%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	220	0	0.0%	3.7%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	222	0	0.0%	3.0%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	222	0	0.0%	3.3%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	223	0	0.0%	3.1%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 157 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 44 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 11 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 11 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Physical Disability 5 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Lansbury Bridge School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Secondary Performance Trends (KS4)

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

Staffing

Teacher Turnover