George Hastwell School Special Academy
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Primary & Secondary
Post 16
Special school
PUPILS
90
AGES
3 - 19
GENDER
Mixed
TYPE
Academy special sponsor led

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This pupil heat map shows where pupils currently attending the school live.
The concentration of pupils shows likelihood of admission based on distance criteria

Source: All attending pupils National School Census Data, ONS

This School Guide heat map has been plotted using official pupil data taken from the last School Census collected by the Department for Education. It is a visualisation of where pupils lived at the time of the annual School Census.

Our heat maps use groups of postcodes, not individual postcodes, and have naturally soft edges. All pupils are included in the mapping (i.e. children with siblings already at the school, high priority pupils and selective and/or religious admissions) but we may have removed statistical ‘outliers’ with more remote postcodes that do not reflect majority admissions.

For some schools, the heat map may be a useful indicator of the catchment area but our heat maps are not the same as catchment area maps. Catchment area maps, published by the school or local authority, are based on geographical admissions criteria and show actual cut-off distances and pre-defined catchment areas for a single admission year.

This information is provided as a guide only. The criteria in which schools use to allocate places in the event that they are oversubscribed can and do vary between schools and over time. These criteria can include distance from the school and sometimes specific catchment areas but can also include, amongst others, priority for siblings, children of a particular faith or specific feeder schools. Living in an area where children have previously attended a school does not guarantee admission to the school in future years. Always check with the school’s own admission authority for the current admission arrangements.

3 steps to help parents gather catchment information for a school:

  1. Look at our school catchment area guide for more information on heat maps. They give a useful indicator of the general areas that admit pupils to the school. This visualisation is based on all attending pupils present at the time of the annual School Census.
  2. Use the link to the Local Authority Contact (above) to find catchment area information based on a single admission year. This is very important if you are considering applying to a school.
  3. On each school page, use the link to visit the school website and find information on individual school admissions criteria. Geographical criteria are only applied after pupils have been admitted on higher priority criteria such as Looked After Children, SEN, siblings, etc.

How Does The School Perform?

Ofsted
NATIONAL AVG. 2.09
Ofsted Inspection
(05/11/2024)
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8.3:1
NATIONAL AVG. 19.9:1
Pupil/Teacher ratio
34.4%
NATIONAL AVG. 16.2%
Persistent Absence
1.1%
NATIONAL AVG. 22.8%
Pupils first language
not English
70.4%
NATIONAL AVG. 25.9%
Free school meals
Moor Tarn Lane
Walney Island
Barrow-in-Furness
LA14 3LW
01229475253

School Description

Pupils have a strong sense of belonging at this warm and inclusive school. They feel valued members of the school community. Pupils enjoy strong, caring relationships with adults, who know them well. This helps pupils to feel happy and safe. They benefit from the wide range of pastoral and therapeutic support that adults offer them. They trust that there is always an adult available to help them if they are worried. The school expects all pupils, all of whom have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), to achieve well. However, there are weaknesses in how well the curriculum is taught to pupils, including children in early years and students in the post-16 provision. This means that some pupils do not achieve as well as they should. The school expects pupils to behave well. Staff are quick to notice when pupils experience distress. They are successful in helping pupils to manage their behaviour and their emotions. Pupils enjoy the opportunities that the school offers them to develop themselves personally and to ready themselves for adult life. For example, pupils learn to keep themselves healthy, go shopping and cook meals. These valuable activities equip them well for life outside school.

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