# West Lancashire Community High School

West Lancashire Community High School is a Special school for ages 11 to 19 in Chapel House, Skelmersdale, with 176 pupils.

## Term dates


Basis: **authority_statutory** — West Lancashire Community High School is a community or voluntary controlled school, so Lancashire’s calendar is the legal authority for its term dates.
Source: https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/children-education-families/schools/school-term-dates-and-holidays/
Last checked: 31 August 2026
| Type | Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| term | Autumn term | 2026-09-01 | 2026-12-18 |
| half_term | October half term | 2026-10-26 | 2026-10-30 |
| holiday | Christmas holiday | 2026-12-19 | 2027-01-03 |
| term | Spring term | 2027-01-04 | 2027-03-25 |
| half_term | February half term | 2027-02-15 | 2027-02-19 |
| holiday | Easter holiday | 2027-03-26 | 2027-04-11 |
| term | Summer term | 2027-04-12 | 2027-07-21 |
| half_term | May half term | 2027-05-31 | 2027-06-04 |
| holiday | Summer holiday | 2027-07-22 | 2027-08-31 |

## Facts

- **URN:** 131258
- **UKPRN:** 10017855
- **Type:** Community special school
- **Phase:** Special
- **Ages:** 11–19
- **Pupils:** 176
- **Capacity:** 180
- **Local authority:** Lancashire (https://schooldates.co.uk/council/lancashire)
- **Address:** School Lane, Chapel House, Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH
- **Coordinates:** 53.554268, -2.805014
- **Website:** http://www.westlancs.lancs.sch.uk
- **Opened:** 1 September 2006

## Provenance

- **Source:** Get Information about Schools (GIAS), Department for Education
- **As at:** 31 August 2026
- **Canonical page:** https://schooldates.co.uk/school/west-lancashire-community-high-school

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