Park Community Academy
Ofsted: School remains OutstandingAcademy special converter
Blackpool · FY3 9HF · Blackpool
Ages 2–19
- Att80.4
- P8-1.6
- EM5+0%
- Absence7.7%
0.0 miles away
OpenOfsted: School remains GoodURN 119871
Woodlands School
Community special school · Blackpool · FY3 9HF
Ages 2–19 · 111 pupils · Blackpool
Ofsted
School remains Good
Overall absence
5.9%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2024-10-10
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)0%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 89.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 85.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 95.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence5.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)21.7%
Unauthorised0.5%
- Authorised absence
- 5.4%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.0%
- Enrolments in measure
- 92
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill101%
111 pupils · 110 places
- Pupils on roll
- 111
- Boys / girls
- 80 / 31
- School capacity
- 110
- Capacity fill
- 111 / 110 (101%)
- Free school meals
- 69.9%
- FSM pupils
- 65
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Community special school
Age range
Ages 2–19
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
3 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Community special school
- Headteacher
- Mrs Karen Haworth
Location
- Address
- Whitegate Drive
- Postcode
- FY3 9HF
- Town
- Blackpool
- County
- Lancashire
- Local authority
- Blackpool
- District
- Blackpool
- Constituency
- Blackpool South
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
SEN & specialist provision
As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- HI - Hearing Impairment; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
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, Blackpool, 111 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, sixth form, special school. Free school meals: 69.9%. SEN provision includes: HI - Hearing Impairment; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; PD - Physical Disability….
Nearby schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Educational Diversity
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy alternative provision converter
Blackpool · FY3 9JW · Blackpool
Ages 6–16
- FSM81.8%
0.4 miles away
St Kentigern's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted: Standards maintainedAcademy converter · Primary
Blackpool · FY3 8BT · Blackpool
Ages 4–11
- KS265%
- Absence5.5%
- FSM23.8%
- Demand0.92
0.5 miles away
Academy converter · Primary
Blackpool · FY1 6RD · Blackpool
Ages 3–11
- FSM23.7%
0.5 miles away
Other independent school
FY1 3QE · Blackpool
Ages 14–16
- Att810.5
- EM5+7%
0.6 miles away
Revoe Learning Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Blackpool · FY1 5HP · Blackpool
Ages 2–11
- KS257%
- Absence8.1%
- FSM60.7%
- Demand0.98
0.6 miles away
Other independent special school
Blackpool · FY1 4QL · Blackpool
Ages 11–16
0.7 miles away
Devonshire Primary Academy
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Primary
Blackpool · FY3 8AF · Blackpool
Ages 3–11
- KS253%
- Absence6.6%
- FSM67.1%
- Demand1.22
0.7 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Karen Haworth
- Telephone
- 01253316722