Woodlands School
Other · Community special school · Ages 2–19 · Blackpool
Woodlands School is an other school in Blackpool for ages 2–19 (community special school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 15 May 2024.
Key facts
- Address
- Whitegate Drive, Blackpool, FY3 9HF
- Type
- Community special school
- Phase
- Other
- Ages
- 2–19
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Blackpool
- Pupils on roll
- 111 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 69.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 7.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 15 May 2024
Strengths
- “Staff know and respond to pupils’ additional needs well.”
- “This puts pupils at ease and helps them to feel safe.”
- “Pupils receive effective support to express their feelings using a range of appropriate communication strategies.”
To improve
- “Nonetheless, in some areas of learning, the school has not identified the knowledge that pupils will learn clearly enough.”
- “This means that, on occasion, some pupils do not learn as well as they could.”
- “However, some staff are not as skilled as they should be in adapting the curriculum for those pupils who are developing their pre-reading skills.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 October 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 0% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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