Great Arley School
Community special school · Ages 4–16 · Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire
Great Arley School is a special school in Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire for ages 4–16. Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 17 April 2024.
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Key facts
- Address
- Holly Road, Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 4HH
- Type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 4–16
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 99 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 58.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 6.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 17 April 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud ambassadors for their school.”
- “They are kind and polite, and thrive due to the positive relationships that they have with the staff, who look after them well.”
- “In the early years, children settle in quickly.”
To improve
- “At times, the school is slow to address the gaps that some pupils have in their phonics knowledge.”
- “This means that some pupils move on to new learning before they are ready.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 May 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
What a pass unlocks for Great Arley School
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- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices and rents, broadband and transport around the school
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Nearby special, independent and other schools
Straight-line distance, in Lancashire.
- Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School 0.0 mi School remains Outstanding
- Rossall School 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Brookfield School 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- McKee College House 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Springfield House School 5.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Kirkham Grammar School 8.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Kirkham Pear Tree School 8.6 mi School remains Outstanding
- Poplar House School 8.7 mi No Ofsted grade