Elmy Hall School, Northwich
Elmy Hall School is a special school for pupils aged 5 to 18 in Northwich.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Elmy Hall School in detail
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other special schools to Elmy Hall School are Cloughwood Academy (0.2 miles, Outstanding); Greenbank School (0.2 miles, Requires improvement); Everly East Academy (0.8 miles); and Adventure Wellbeing School (1.4 miles).
Cloughwood AcademyGreenbank SchoolEverly East AcademyAdventure Wellbeing School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Greenbank Rail Station, about 400 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).
18 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Nicholas RC High School (bay 13), 80 metres away.
Source: NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 8 months agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's February 2026 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Elmy Hall School is specifically designed to support pupils with special educational needs and disabilities with experienced leaders who know how to adapt teaching to meet individual needs. The school offers a broad curriculum combined with strong support for personal development, including phonics training for pupils at early stages of reading and tailored behaviour and learning plans. Parents can be confident in the school's comprehensive safeguarding procedures and strong health and safety systems.
Key Strengths
- Experienced leadership team with significant expertise in special educational needs - existing schools in the group have all been judged successful at recent Ofsted inspections
- Well-designed curriculum tailored to pupils with SEND, including phonics training for all staff and personalised learning plans
- Strong safeguarding procedures with trained designated safeguarding leads and clear recruitment processes
- Ambitious plans for personal and social development including age-appropriate PSHE teaching and British values education
- Appropriate supervision ratios and comprehensive health and safety policies including fire safety compliance
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective with well-established recruitment processes, mandatory staff training, clear procedures for reporting and monitoring welfare concerns, and trained designated safeguarding leads supported by a head of safeguarding.
Extracurricular Activities
Visiting speakers, assemblies marking key days and celebrations, outdoor play spaces
Elmy Hall School is a proposed independent special school that is likely to meet all independent school standards if registered. The proprietor has a proven track record in leading successful independent special schools with strong systems in place to ensure consistent standards.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby schools
Keep up with Elmy Hall School
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 3
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 2 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Cheshire West and Chester is 7 (the median across 184 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Northwich
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Northwich
Across Cheshire West and Chester council
Places available
4,194
Applications
3,482
Got 1st preference
95.0%
Got preferred school
98.9%
All secondary applications across Cheshire West and Chester council (2026/27), not just this school.
Inspection History
Special educational needs provision
Elmy Hall School is not approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
Source: Get Information about Schools (GIAS), Department for Education.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
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Questions parents ask about Elmy Hall School
Does Elmy Hall School have specialist SEN provision?
Elmy Hall School is not approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
How do I apply to Elmy Hall School?
Elmy Hall School is an independent school and runs its own admissions rather than going through the local authority. Contact the school directly for entry requirements, assessment dates, fees and any bursaries.
How many road collisions happen near Elmy Hall School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 2 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Cheshire West and Chester is 7 (the median across 184 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Elmy Hall School?
Elmy Hall School is at Hartford Manor, Greenbank Lane, Northwich, CW8 1HW.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)