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The Heights Blackburn

Free school in Blackburn BB2 4NW

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  • School Reference Number: 139413
  • Address: Heys Lane, Blackburn BB2 4NW
  • Head of School: Mr Gary Holding
  • Telephone: 01254 261655
  • Website: theheightsfreeschool.org
  • Managing Organisation: Education Partnership Trust
  • Type: Free Schools
  • Sub-Type: Free schools alternative provision
  • Phase: Not applicable
  • Pupil Capacity: 160
  • Local Education Authority: Blackburn with Darwen
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 5 to 16
  • Admissions Policy: Not applicable
  • Active From: September 2013* (New Provision)

* 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 11/09/2014

Rating published on 03/10/2014

Overall effectiveness: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
14 November 2018 10 December 2018 Short inspection
11 September 2014 3 October 2014 Full inspection Good

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Information on this page is sumarised from two sources: EduBase, which is the government database of schools in England and Wales, and Ofsted, which is responsible for inspecting schools and educational establishments in England. You can view the full, unedited data from these providers below. Ofsted data will only be available for currently active registrations and recently closed registrations.

Unique Reference Number139413
Local Authority Code889
Local Authority NameBlackburn with Darwen
Establishment Number1102
School / College NameThe Heights Blackburn
Establishment Type Code38
Establishment typeFree schools alternative provision
Establishment Type Group Code11
Establishment Type GroupFree Schools
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code06
Reason establishment openedNew Provision
Open date02-09-2013
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 0
Phase of educationNot applicable
Age range Low5
Age range High16
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNo Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code2
Official sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code00
Religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosNone
Diocese Code9999
Diocese
Admissions Policy Code0
Admissons policyNot applicable
School capacity160
Special Classes Code0
Special classesNot applicable
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils2
Number of Boys1
Number of Girls1
Percentage Free School Meals.00
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code3016
Academy trust or TrustEDUCATION PARTNERSHIP TRUST
School Sponsor FlagLinked to a sponsor
Academy sponsorEducation Partnership Trust
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10041659
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date28-01-2025
StreetHeys Lane
Locality
Address3
TownBlackburn
County (name)Lancashire
PostcodeBB2 4NW
Websitewww.theheightsfreeschool.org
Telephone01254261655
Headteacher/Principal titleMr
Headteacher/Principal first nameGary
Headteacher/Principal last nameHolding
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHead of School
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provision
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providers
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
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 CodeE06000008
DistrictBlackburn with Darwen
Ward CodeE05011517
WardEwood
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001102
Parliamentary ConstituencyBlackburn
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeE06000008
Easting367160
Northing425240
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Blackburn with Darwen 013
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Blackburn with Darwen 013C
Inspectorate NameOfsted
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 Code999
Previous local authority
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN100012541054
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02002627
LSOA CodeE01012598
Free School Meals0
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN139413
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/139413
LAESTAB8891102
School nameThe Heights Blackburn
Ofsted phasePRU
Type of educationFree School - Alternative Provision
School open date02/09/2013
Admissions policyNot applicable
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Designated religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosNone
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionNorth West
RegionNorth West
Local authorityBlackburn with Darwen
Parliamentary constituencyBlackburn
Multi-academy trust UID3016
Multi-academy trust nameEducation Partnership Trust
Academy sponsor UID5550
Academy sponsor nameEducation Partnership Trust
PostcodeBB2 4NW
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintileN/A
Total number of pupils2
Statutory lowest age5
Statutory highest age16
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspection10045782
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of the ungraded inspection139413
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspection8891102
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionThe Heights Blackburn
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionFree School - Alternative Provision
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspection1
Date of latest ungraded inspection14/11/2018
Ungraded inspection publication date09/12/2018
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 inspectionITS442677
Inspection typeSection 8 Inspection due to Parental Complaint
Inspection type groupingSection 8 deemed section 5
Event type groupingSchools - S8 deemed S5
Inspection start date11/09/2014
Publication date03/10/2014
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection139413
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8891102
School name at time of latest graded inspectionThe Heights Blackburn
School type at time of latest graded inspectionFree School - Alternative Provision
Current school type used for chart C6Free 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 numberN/A
Previous inspection start dateN/A
Previous publication dateN/A
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of previous graded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspectionN/A
School name at time of previous graded inspectionN/A
School type at time of previous graded inspectionN/A
Previous graded inspection overall effectivenessN/A
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementN/A
Previous safeguarding is effective?N/A
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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