Lakeside School, Liverpool

Special
Other independent special school
Mixed
Ages 517

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Victoria Size
Pupils:100 / 114 capacity
LA:Liverpool
Phone:01514877211
Address:Naylors Road, Liverpool, L27 2YA
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open
Opened:16 February 2001

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 1 year ago
-

Overall

Inspected 12 June 2025View full report
URN:133262
UKPRN:10071865
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Knowsley
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

Lakeside School has carefully prepared for extending to Year 12 by developing appropriate curriculum plans and ensuring existing staff have the expertise needed. The school places strong emphasis on preparing older students for their next steps through dedicated careers education and personal development programmes. Leaders demonstrate strong knowledge of safeguarding requirements and maintain vigilant oversight of pupil well-being.

Key Strengths

  • Well-planned broad curriculum with clear schemes of work tailored for Year 12 students - Carefully considered careers education including independent living skills like journey planning - Strong safeguarding arrangements with robust oversight and consistent approaches to identifying and reporting concerns - Skilled teaching staff already in place with sixth form expertise, requiring no additional recruitment - Pupils actively engaged in the school community through fundraising and school council

Safeguarding

Safeguarding is effective - the school has a robust safeguarding policy reflecting current statutory guidance, designated safeguarding leads ensure consistent approaches to identifying and reporting concerns, and staff receive tailored safeguarding training.

Extracurricular Activities

Fundraising activities, school council

Lakeside School is an independent special school for pupils aged 5-16 with autism spectrum disorder and education, health and care plans. The school has applied to extend its age range to include Year 12 students (up to age 17).

At a Glance

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

13 responses
Would recommend100%
Child is happy100%
Well taught100%
Good progress85%
Feels safe92%
Well behaved100%
Bullying dealt with23%
Kept informed100%
Handles concerns69%
Wider development100%

Source: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree

Class Sizes

0.0

Avg class size

0

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Silverbrook Road (adj)
259m · 4 min walk
Holt Lane (opp)
295m · 5 min walk
Naylorsfield Drive (adj)
302m · 5 min walk
Southbrook Road (adj)
404m · 7 min walk
Farmview Close (opp)
470m · 8 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

88%

Available places

100 pupils

114 capacity

14 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Liverpool

Low pressure
New homes approved:8,038
Projected new pupils:1,447

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Liverpool

Admissions Demand - Liverpool

Low demand0.92x oversubscription

Places available

5,716

Applications

5,276

Got 1st preference

68.1%

Got preferred school

90.4%

Secondary admissions across Liverpool (2025/26)

Inspection History(10)

12 June 2025
25 June 2024
4 May 2023

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