Lansbury Bridge School
Lansbury Avenue, Parr, St Helens, WA9 1TBOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Lansbury Bridge School is a special school in St Helens for ages 4 to 14. It is one of the 76 schools in St. Helens. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in December 2015.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 15 December 2015, report published 22 January 2016
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 17 June 2025
Pupils' happy faces show how much they enjoy school. Warm and trusting relationships with staff help pupils to feel safe and secure. In the early years, children enjoy using their senses to explore the many resources on offer. Older pupils enjoy playing with their friends in the school's extensive grounds. Pupils of all ages thrive and develop confidence in the school's friendly, nurturing atmosphere. All pupils who attend Lansbury Bridge have education, health and care (EHC) plans. Many have complex barriers to their learning and development. Regardless of these challenges, the school has high expectations for what pupils can achieve. Pupils learn to communicate effectively in different ways. This helps them to participate in lessons to the full. From the early years to key stage 3, pupils achieve well from their individual starting points. Pupils understand the school's clear and simple rules and routines. They try their best to follow them each day. For example, pupils wait for their turn to select the food that they want to eat at lunchtime. They learn to move sensibly around school. This helps to make the school a calm and orderly place. There are many opportunities for pupils to develop personally. Pupils learn about relationships and the differences and similarities between themselves and others. Pupils take on important roles of responsibility in school, for example as members of the school council. These experiences help to prepare pupils for life beyond school.
What the school should improve
- In a small number of subjects and areas of learning, the curriculum does not provide staff with enough information about the important knowledge that pupils should learn, and the order in which this key knowledge should be taught. This makes it difficult for staff to design learning that enables pupils to build a solid and secure body of knowledge. The school should ensure that in all subjects and areas of learning, the curriculum clearly sets out the key information that pupils should learn, and the order in which they should learn it.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
15 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
236 pupils on roll, with places for 222
Schools near Lansbury Bridge School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Green School | 0.1 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding | Not published |
| This Is My Education - TIME | 2 miles | Ofsted: Requires improvement | Not published |
| Willow Bank School | 2 miles | Report card: Needs attention to expected standard | Attainment 8: 4.8 |
| Ash Meadow School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Progress Arc Billinge School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 0.6 |
School details
- School type
- Community special school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 4 to 14
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Ruth Clarkson
- Phone
- 01744678579
- Address
- Lansbury Avenue, Parr, St Helens, WA9 1TB
- Local authority
- St. Helens
- URN
- 134865
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.