The register
The register lists Abbey School Limited in Chester as a licensed sponsor on Skilled Worker, an entry that goes back to at least 2026. Rating on the current register: Worker (A rating).
Abbey School Limited is the registered name (Companies House number 07481199), a private limited company on the register since 2011. Registered office: 10-12 Abbey Square, Chester, CH1 2HU, CH1 2HU. By its SIC codes the business is in health care. It has traded under other names before, including Special Needs School Limited, Special Needs Services Limited.
Holding a licence is the expensive, slow part done. For Abbey School Limited the question each time is only whether the role and the pay fit the current rules, and that is checked per vacancy.