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The Maple School

Langdale Road, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY4 4RR

Special / SEND
Ages 10–16
Mixed

Overview

The Maple School is a special / send school (free schools special) in Blackpool, North West, for pupils aged 10–16. This summary is generated only from official structured fields.

School details

Official establishment type
Free schools special
Establishment group
Free Schools
Age range
Ages 10–16
Gender of entry
Mixed
Boarding
No boarders
Sixth form
No
School capacity
48
Pupils on roll
49
URN
151301

Admissions

Local authority
Blackpool
Academy trust or group
SYNERGY EDUCATION TRUST LIMITED

Contact the school or your local authority for catchment and application deadlines.

Official performance data

School performance

Official Department for Education results for this school. Results are shown for the academic year they relate to.

Secondary

2024/25 results

This is a special school. National performance measures are designed for mainstream schools and often do not reflect the needs of pupils here, so only the figures DfE publishes for this school are listed below.

Secondary results 2024/25
MeasureSchool
Attainment 8 score1.1
EBacc average point score0.15
Entering the EBacc0%
Grade 4 or above in English & maths0%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths0%

Source: Department for Education · School performance data.

Official inspection data

Ofsted inspections

Inspection information published by Ofsted, shown in Ofsted's own words.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 30 November 2022 · Published 31 January 2023

Original education inspection framework (September 2019 to August 2024)

This inspection relates to a predecessor school, Lotus School. It is not a judgement about the school under its current identity.

Overall effectiveness

Inadequate

This is a historical Ofsted judgement given under the previous inspection framework. It is not a School Nest rating.

Quality of education
Inadequate
Behaviour and attitudes
Inadequate
Personal development
Inadequate
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Inadequate
Safeguarding was effective
No

Ofsted recorded this school in a category of concern: Special measures. The official report explains what this means and what happens next.

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School Nest shows the inspection information Ofsted currently publishes for this school. It is not a complete record of every inspection the school has ever had.

Source: Ofsted · Inspections and outcomes. Official Ofsted page for this school

Location

Address
Langdale Road, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY4 4RR
Local authority
Blackpool

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