Kingsbury Primary Special School
School Name: Kingsbury Primary Special School Address: School Lane, Chapel House Town/City: Skelmersdale County: Lancashire Postcode: WN8 8EH Telephone Number: 01695 722991 Website: http://www.kingsburyprimaryschool.co.uk/
Phase: Ages 2-11 Type: Community special school Religious Denomination: None Admissions Policy: Non-selective Established: 2006
Head Teacher: Mrs Helen Smith
Capacity: 130
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 132 (67% boys & 33% girls)
Enrollment: 102% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 43.9%
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
- VI - Visual Impairment
- OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
URN: 131259
DfE Number: 888/7117
UKPRN: 10078186
UPRN: 100012821584
Region: North West (E12000002)
District: West Lancashire (E07000127)
Constituency: West Lancashire (E14001577)
Electoral Ward: Old Skelmersdale (E05014933)
Easting & Northing: 346883E, 406478N
Latitude & Longitude: 53° 33' 10.33" N 2° 48' 11.1" W
Plus Code: 9C5VH53W+4Q
DfE Record: View record
- Brookfield Park Primary School (0.1km)
- West Lancashire Community High School (0.3km)
- St Richard's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale (0.5km)
- Trinity Church of England/Methodist School (0.5km)
- Crow Orchard Primary School (0.9km)
- St Edmund's Catholic Primary School (1.0km)
- Lathom High School : A Technology College (1.3km)
- Cobbs Brow School (1.6km)
- Delph Side Community Primary School (2.3km)
- Maharishi Free School (2.4km)
Predecessor school†
- Mrs Melissa Atkinson - Governor. Appointed on 10 March 2026 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 10 March 2029.
- Mrs Michelle Bolton - Governor. Appointed on 14 September 2021 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 31 December 2025.
- Ms Liz Burton - Governor. Appointed on 5 December 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 5 December 2026.
- Ms Kate Clipson - Governor. Appointed on 5 December 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 5 December 2026.
- Mrs Helen Duell - Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 1 September 2027.
- Mr Joshua Garrett-Smith - Governor. Appointed on 1 April 2025 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 1 April 2028.
- Mrs Fran Haygarth - Chair of Governors. Appointed on 2 September 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 1 September 2028.
- Mrs Bethany Melling - Governor. Appointed on 1 October 2024 (Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates). Term runs until 1 October 2027.
- Mr Daniel Murphy - Governor. Appointed on 1 October 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 1 October 2027.
- Mr Ian Price - Governor. Appointed on 5 September 2025 (Nominated by LA and appointed by GB). Term runs until 5 September 2028.
- Mrs Helen Smith - Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2024 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal).
- Mrs Sarah Wooding-Robinson - Governor. Appointed on 1 April 2025 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 1 April 2028.