Woodlands School is a school located in Blackpool. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 25/09/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7.2%, which is 3.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Whitegate Drive, Blackpool

School Information

Address: Whitegate Drive, Blackpool, FY3 9HF
Website: http://www.woodlands.blackpool.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01253316722
School Type: Community special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Blackpool
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Karen Haworth
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119871

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 25/09/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 120
Number of Pupils: 118
Number of Boys: 85
Number of Girls: 33

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 21.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:SUPP
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:SUPP
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:SUPP
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:SUPP
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Kentigern's Catholic Primary School
Newton Drive , FY3 8BT
3out of 4 815 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St John Vianney's Catholic Primary School
Glastonbury Avenue , FY1 6RD
3out of 4 912 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Revoe Learning Academy
Grasmere Road , FY1 5HP
3out of 4 984 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Devonshire Primary Academy
Devonshire Road , FY3 8AF
2out of 4 1,247 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Blackpool St John's Church of England Primary School
Church Street , FY1 3NX
3out of 4 1,274 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Mary's Catholic Academy
St Walburga's Road , FY3 7EQ
3out of 4 1,933 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
South Shore Academy
St Anne's Road , FY4 2AR
2out of 4 2,122 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St George's School A Church of England Academy
Cherry Tree Road , Marton FY4 4PH
3out of 4 2,139 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Highfield Leadership Academy
Highfield Road , FY4 3JZ
1out of 4 2,976 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Blackpool Aspire Academy
Blackpool Old Road , FY3 7LS
3out of 4 3,226 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Unity Academy Blackpool
Warbreck Hill Road , FY2 0TS
3out of 4 2,923 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Armfield Academy
488 Lytham Road , FY4 1TL
- not rated 3,005 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Woodlands School
Whitegate Drive , FY3 9HF
3out of 4 0 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Park Community Academy
158 Whitegate Drive , FY3 9HF
4out of 4 59 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Educational Diversity
278a Whitegate Drive , FY3 9JW
3out of 4 709 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Tower Learning Centre
316 Church Street , FY1 3QE
- not rated 974 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Lotus School
Langdale Road , FY4 4RR
- not rated 2,640 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.