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The Loyne Specialist School
All-through · Mixed · Ages 4–19 · Community special school
Sefton Drive, Lancaster LA1 2QD · loyneschool.org.uk · 0152464543
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Outstanding
- Ungraded inspection · Jan 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 0%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Lancashire 60%, England 62%
- Pupils
- 121
- 7 over 114 places · 106%
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 46.8%
- First language not English
- 6.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25, 0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Lancashire it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Key stage 2 results
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼0% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| Reading | n/a | 106 | |
| Maths | n/a | 105 | |
| Grammar and spelling | n/a | 105 | |
hidden: too few pupils to publish
GCSE results
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | n/a | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | n/a | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | n/a | 64.8% |
| Entered for EBacc | n/a | 40.5% |
| EBacc average points | n/a | 4.09 |
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | |
|---|---|
| Other education | 100 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 24 January 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for The Loyne Specialist School was: School remains Outstanding.
- Outcome
- Remains Outstanding
- Inspected
- 23 Jan 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jun 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Apr 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jun 2014Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Jun 2010Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (36 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 36
- 33% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 25% who had a child bullied
based on 36 parents (100%) with SEND