Mayfield House School, Chorley
Mayfield House School is a special school for pupils aged 6 to 16 in Chorley. It was rated Inadequate at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in July 2025. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in May 2026 did not change this grade.
- Ofsted
- Inadequate (2025)
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Mayfield House School in detail
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other special schools to Mayfield House School are Chorley Astley Park School (0.6 miles, Outstanding); Oliver House School (0.9 miles, Outstanding); Mayfield School (1 mile, Good); and Westmorland School (1.1 miles, Good).
Chorley Astley Park SchoolOliver House SchoolMayfield SchoolWestmorland School
Who goes there
Almost every pupil at Mayfield House School has an education, health and care plan (23 of 23 in 2026).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Chorley Rail Station, about 460 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).
3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bengal Street (adjacent), 280 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 290 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Lancashire (109), as is usual near a town centre.
Sources: DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 5 months agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Safeguarding: not effective
Independent school standards
Did not meet the independent school standards in Part 1 (quality of education), Part 2 (pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development), Part 3 (welfare, health and safety), Part 4 (suitability of staff and proprietors), Part 5 (premises and accommodation), Part 6 (information for parents) and Part 8 (leadership and management).
- Part 1: quality of educationNot met
- Part 2: pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural developmentNot met
- Part 3: welfare, health and safetyNot met
- Part 4: suitability of staff and proprietorsNot met
- Part 5: premises and accommodationNot met
- Part 6: information for parentsNot met
- Part 7: handling of complaintsMet
- Part 8: leadership and managementNot met
Progress-monitoring inspection, 12 May 2026: The school did not meet all the standards Ofsted checked.
Source: Ofsted, non-association independent schools inspections and outcomes (Open Government Licence)
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's May 2026 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
The school has made progress in some practical areas including fire safety, first aid provision, and careers guidance for pupils planning their futures. Staff have also received improved training on the appropriate use of physical intervention when necessary. However, these improvements do not address the fundamental issues affecting day-to-day education and pupil welfare.
Key Strengths
- Careers guidance programme now in place and meets pupils' needs well
- Fire safety and health and safety compliance has been improved
- Staff training on restrictive physical intervention has improved and incidents are now recorded appropriately
Areas for Improvement
- Curriculum remains poorly designed with unclear key knowledge for pupils to learn
- Safeguarding records lack detail, are disorganised, and lack follow-up actions for vulnerable pupils
- Behaviour management is inconsistent with staff failing to challenge poor behaviour
- Teachers do not effectively use pupils' education, health and care plans to support their learning
- Leadership lacks sufficient understanding of how to meet school standards
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is not fully effective - while a proper policy and training programme now exist, record-keeping continues to lack important detail and follow-up actions, leaving vulnerable pupils at increased risk.
Mayfield House School remains non-compliant with independent school standards following a progress monitoring inspection. While some improvements have been made in specific areas like fire safety and first aid, significant weaknesses persist in curriculum design, safeguarding record-keeping, and behaviour management that place pupils at unacceptable risk.
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 Mayfield House School
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 39
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 11
- Children hurt
- 7
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 39 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 11 serious and 28 slight.
7 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 5 in a vehicle or otherwise.
11 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 Lancashire is 12 (the median across 707 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
School Occupancy
46%
Available places
23 pupils
50 places
27 spare places
as recorded on GIAS
Area Demand Pressure - Chorley
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Chorley
Across Lancashire council
Places available
14,702
Applications
13,782
Got 1st preference
87.1%
Got preferred school
97.2%
All secondary applications across Lancashire council (2026/27), not just this school.
Inspection History(5)
Independent school Progress Monitoring inspection
Outcome: the school did not meet all the standards Ofsted checked.
Independent School standard inspection
Did not meet the independent school standards in Part 1 (quality of education), Part 2 (pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development), Part 3 (welfare, health and safety), Part 4 (suitability of staff and proprietors), Part 5 (premises and accommodation), Part 6 (information for parents) and Part 8 (leadership and management).
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
0
SEN Support
23
EHC Plans
100.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Mayfield House School is not approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
No need-level breakdown available
Pupil Demographics
Key Indicators
23
Total Pupils
16
Boys
7
Girls
2026 academic year
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
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Questions parents ask about Mayfield House School
What is Mayfield House School's Ofsted rating?
Mayfield House School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in May 2026, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in July 2025, it was rated Inadequate.
Does Mayfield House School meet the independent school standards?
At its most recent standard inspection, in July 2025, Mayfield House School did not meet the independent school standards in Part 1 (quality of education), Part 2 (pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development), Part 3 (welfare, health and safety), Part 4 (suitability of staff and proprietors), Part 5 (premises and accommodation), Part 6 (information for parents) and Part 8 (leadership and management). At a later progress-monitoring inspection in May 2026, the school did not meet all the standards Ofsted checked.
How many pupils go to Mayfield House School?
Mayfield House School has around 23 pupils on roll.
Does Mayfield House School have specialist SEN provision?
Mayfield House School is not approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
How do I apply to Mayfield House School?
Mayfield House 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 Mayfield House School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 39 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 11 serious and 28 slight. 7 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 5 in a vehicle or otherwise. 11 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 Lancashire is 12 (the median across 707 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Mayfield House School?
Mayfield House School is at 1 Mayfield Road, Chorley, Chorley, Lancashire, PR6 0DG.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)