Archers Brook SEMH School, Ellesmere Port
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
The school excels at helping pupils who have had disrupted school experiences feel accepted and re-engage with learning. Staff know pupils exceptionally well and provide tailored support that helps them develop resilience, improve their behaviour and achieve well from their starting points. Pupils also benefit from a wide range of enriching activities and high-quality careers guidance that prepares them well for their futures.
Key Strengths
- Warm, positive relationships between staff and pupils that help them feel happy and thrive
- Highly individualised support programmes tailored to each pupil's needs and EHC plans
- Strong focus on reading with trained staff delivering phonics to weaker readers
- Excellent careers guidance resulting in all pupils progressing to education, employment or training
- Wide range of enriching activities including sports, outdoor pursuits and community volunteering
Areas for Improvement
- Reading curriculum not yet fully embedded or implemented consistently across the school
- Subject-specific vocabulary development not applied consistently across the curriculum
- Some reading initiatives are relatively new and not yet fully embedded
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with strong leadership creating an open and positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Walking in local parks, camping, kayaking, mountain biking, archery, football, netball, Duke of Edinburgh's Award, charity fundraising, volunteering, art gallery and museum visits, competitions and trips
Archers Brook SEMH School is a special school for pupils aged 9-16 with social, emotional and mental health needs. The school has a strong, nurturing ethos where pupils with disrupted educational backgrounds thrive through individualised support and high expectations.
At a Glance
63.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 0% to 30%. Maths has remained stable at around 0%. Writing has improved from 0% to 30%.
Class Sizes
0.0
Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
115%
Over capacity
118 pupils
103 capacity
15 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Ellesmere Port
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Ellesmere Port
Admissions Demand - Cheshire West and Chester
Places available
4,161
Applications
3,615
Got 1st preference
95.0%
Got preferred school
99.4%
Secondary admissions across Cheshire West and Chester (2025/26)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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Pupil Absence2024/25
16.10455%
Overall absence
44.3299%
Persistent absence
97
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Archers Brook SEMH School
Meadow Primary School
St Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery School
Woodlands Primary School
Hinderton School
Brookside Primary School
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School
Capenhurst CofE Primary School
Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School
Whitby Heath Primary School
Ellesmere Port Christ Church CofE Primary School
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