Abbot's Lea School
Community special school in Liverpool, Liverpool.
School details
| Type | Community special school |
|---|---|
| Age range | 3 to 19 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 272 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 272 |
| Free school meals | 65.80% |
| Local authority | Liverpool |
| Address | Beaconsfield Road, Woolton, Liverpool, Merseyside, L25 6EE |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.abbotsleaschool.co.uk |
| Telephone | 01514281161 |
| URN | 104736 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 10 July 2024, published 23 September 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Outstanding |
| Sixth form provision | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
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Nearby schools
- Woolton High School (special school, about 0.3 km)
- Childwall Abbey School (special school, about 1.4 km)
- Hope School (special school, about 1.6 km)
- Royal School for the Blind (Liverpool) (special school, about 2.8 km)
- Palmerston School (special school, about 3.6 km)
- Clifford Holroyde Sen College (special school, about 3.7 km)
- Finch Woods Academy (special school, about 4.6 km)
- Sandfield Park School (special school, about 4.9 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.