School profile
Mayfield House School
1 Mayfield Road, Chorley, Lancashire, PR6 0DG
Overview
Mayfield House School is an independent school (other independent special school), North West, for pupils aged 6–16. This summary is generated only from official structured fields.
School details
- Official establishment type
- Other independent special school
- Establishment group
- Special schools
- Age range
- Ages 6–16
- Gender of entry
- Mixed
- Boarding
- No boarders
- School capacity
- 50
- Pupils on roll
- 23
- URN
- 148239
Admissions
- Local authority
- Lancashire
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Official inspection data
Ofsted inspections
Inspection information published by Ofsted, shown in Ofsted's own words.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 8 July 2025 · Published 3 December 2025
Original education inspection framework (non-association independent schools)
Overall effectiveness
Inadequate
This is a historical Ofsted judgement given under the previous inspection framework. It is not a School Nest rating.
- Quality of education
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Inadequate
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Safeguarding was effective
- No
Independent school standards
A regulatory check against the standards independent schools must meet. It is separate from Ofsted's inspection judgements and is not a rating.
Overall compliance
Did not meet all standards
Complies with its registration agreement.
Other recent inspection activity
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Independent school Progress Monitoring inspection
Inspected 12 May 2026 · Published 8 July 2026
Outcome: Did not meet all standards that were checked
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Source: Ofsted · Inspections and outcomes. Official Ofsted page for this school
Location
- Address
- 1 Mayfield Road, Chorley, Lancashire, PR6 0DG
- Local authority
- Lancashire
Inspection
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- Ofsted
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