Moorfield Learning Centre
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

This was the first inspection of Moorfield Learning Centre. It was first registered by the Department for Education in April 2018 and opened as a school in May 2018. The school is located in a refurbished building in Barrow-in-Furness. In addition to the pupils who are on the school’s roll, a few pupils, who are dual registered with their mainstream schools or pupil referral unit, attend on short-term and/or part time placements. The school also offers an outreach service to support pupils with social, emotional and mental-health difficulties in local schools. The school provides education for pupils aged 11–17 who are at risk of falling, or have fallen, out of education. There are a very small number of students aged over 16 on roll at the school. However, these pupils do not follow the key stage 5 curriculum and are educated alongside pupils in key stage 4. Inspection report: Moorfield Learning Centre, 11–13 December 2018 Page 10 of 13 All the registered pupils have an education, health and care plan. Pupils have a range of special educational needs, including autistic spectrum disorders, social, emotional and mental health and moderate learning difficulties. Places are secured through a referral process involving different agencies, including schools, children’s social care and Cumbria local authority. Some pupils come from schools and pupil referral units in Barrow-in-Furness and the surrounding area. The school does not use any other alternative providers of education. The school organises physical education lessons off site at the local leisure centre.