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Applebee Wood School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Far Croft
 Lostock Hall
 Preston
 Lancashire PR5 5SS
Telephone: 01772 336976

School Type

Phase: Primary and Secondary (ages 4-16)
Type: Special Sponsor-Led Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Special
Established: 2025
History: This school arose from Applebee Wood Community Specialist School
Trust: The Sea View Trust
Sponsor: The Sea View Trust

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mr John Cockerill (since May 2025)
Previous Headteacher: Michelle Padgeon
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 21 / 46.59
Non-teaching Staff*: 54.13
Sex: Mixed
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 46.9% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 19.5%
Local child deprivation rate: 19.5% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 23.7%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 14.1%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 2.2km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: North West
Authority: Lancashire
Constituency: South Ribble
Electoral Ward: Charnock
School Number: 8887001

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 29th October 2024

External Links

DfE Record: View record
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Associated Schools

† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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