School Data

Woodlands School

Special school in Blackpool FY3 9HF

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  • School Reference Number: 119871
  • Address: Whitegate Drive, Blackpool FY3 9HF
  • Headteacher: Mrs Karen Haworth
  • Telephone: 01253 316722
  • Website: woodlands.blackpool.sch.uk
  • Type: Special schools
  • Sub-Type: Community special school
  • Phase: Not applicable
  • Pupil Capacity: 110
  • Local Education Authority: Blackpool
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 2 to 19
  • Admissions Policy: Not applicable
  • Active From: January 1900*

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

Further Information

Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 24/09/2013

Rating published on 15/10/2013

Overall effectiveness: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
14 May 2024 11 October 2024 School inspection
9 October 2018 6 November 2018 Short inspection
24 September 2013 15 October 2013 Full inspection Good
14 September 2010 5 October 2010 Full inspection Good
12 September 2007 28 September 2007 Full inspection Outstanding
25 April 2005 30 June 2005 Full inspection

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Unique Reference Number119871
Local Authority Code890
Local Authority NameBlackpool
Establishment Number7025
School / College NameWoodlands School
Establishment Type Code07
Establishment typeCommunity special school
Establishment Type Group Code5
Establishment Type GroupSpecial schools
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code00
Reason establishment openedNot applicable
Open date01-01-1900
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 0
Phase of educationNot applicable
Age range Low2
Age range High19
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionHas Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code1
Official sixth formHas a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code00
Religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code0
Admissons policyNot applicable
School capacity110
Special Classes Code1
Special classesHas Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils110
Number of Boys77
Number of Girls33
Percentage Free School Meals62.40
Trust School Flag Code0
Trust School Flag Not applicable
Trusts Code
Academy trust or Trust
School Sponsor FlagNot applicable
Academy sponsor
Federation FlagNot under a federation
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10015189
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date12-12-2024
StreetWhitegate Drive
Locality
Address3
TownBlackpool
County (name)Lancashire
PostcodeFY3 9HF
Websitehttp://www.woodlands.blackpool.sch.uk/
Telephone01253316722
Headteacher/Principal titleMrs
Headteacher/Principal first nameKaren
Headteacher/Principal last nameHaworth
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHeadteacher
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provisionNot applicable
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeB
Government Office RegionNorth West
District CodeE06000009
DistrictBlackpool
Ward CodeE05015203
WardTyldesley
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001105
Parliamentary ConstituencyBlackpool South
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeE06000009
Easting332150
Northing435608
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Blackpool 012
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Blackpool 012D
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code923
Previous local authorityPre LGR (1998) Lancashire
Previous establishment number7025
Country
UPRN100012612353
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02002644
LSOA CodeE01012740
Free School Meals58
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN119871
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/119871
LAESTAB8907025
School nameWoodlands School
Ofsted phaseSpecial
Type of educationCommunity Special School
School open dateN/A
Admissions policyNot applicable
Sixth formHas a sixth form
Designated religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionNorth West
RegionNorth West
Local authorityBlackpool
Parliamentary constituencyBlackpool South
Multi-academy trust UIDN/A
Multi-academy trust nameN/A
Academy sponsor UIDN/A
Academy sponsor nameN/A
PostcodeFY3 9HF
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile5
Total number of pupils110
Statutory lowest age2
Statutory highest age19
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspection10024471
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of the ungraded inspection119871
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspection8907025
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionWoodlands School
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionCommunity Special School
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspection1
Date of latest ungraded inspection09/10/2018
Ungraded inspection publication date09/11/2018
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?No
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeSchool remains Good
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspectionITS426054
Inspection typeS5 Inspection
Inspection type groupingS5 Inspection
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date24/09/2013
Publication date15/10/2013
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection119871
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8907025
School name at time of latest graded inspectionWoodlands School
School type at time of latest graded inspectionCommunity Special School
Current school type used for chart C6Maintained school
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationN/A
Behaviour and attitudesN/A
Personal developmentN/A
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?N/A
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection numberITS358637
Previous inspection start date14/09/2010
Previous publication date05/10/2010
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection119871
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection8907025
School name at time of previous graded inspectionWoodlands School
School type at time of previous graded inspectionCommunity Special School
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness2
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementOutstanding
Previous safeguarding is effective?N/A
Previous early years provisionGood
Previous sixth form provisionOutstanding

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