Great Arley School
Community special school
Thornton-Cleveleys · FY5 4HH · Lancashire
Ages 4–16
Status: Open
0.0 miles away
OpenURN 119897
Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School
Community special school · Blackpool · FY5 4HH
Age range
Ages 2–19
Pupils
141
Local authority
Lancashire
Age range
Ages 2–19
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
3 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed community special school, Ages 2–19, in Blackpool, Lancashire, 141 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, sixth form, special school. Free school meals: 50.4%. SEN provision includes: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability….
Nearby schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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Overview
- School type
- Community special school
- Age range
- 2–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 119897
Location
- Address
- Holly Road, Red Marsh School
- Postcode
- FY5 4HH
- Town
- Blackpool
- County
- Lancashire
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- District
- Wyre
- Constituency
- Blackpool North and Fleetwood
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 141
- Boys / girls
- 103 / 38
- Free school meals
- 50.4%
- FSM pupils
- 58
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Community special school
SEN & specialist provision
SEN types and resourced/SEN unit places as recorded in GIAS. This is provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jenny Slater
- Telephone
- 01253868451