Applebee Wood Community Specialist School

School Name: Applebee Wood Community Specialist School
Address: Far Croft, Lostock Hall
Town/City: Preston
County: Lancashire
Postcode: PR5 5SS

Phase: Ages 4-16
Type: Community special school
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
History: This school closed in 2025

Headteacher: Mr John Cockerill (Interim)
Capacity: 169
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 16 January 2025:
Number of pupils: 168 (75% boys & 25% girls)
Enrollment: 99% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 50%

• 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
• PD - Physical Disability
• MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
• SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty

URN: 119880
DfE Number: 888/7049
UKPRN: 10016314
UPRN: 10033045982
Region: North West (E12000002)
District: South Ribble (E07000126)
Constituency: South Ribble (E14001491)
Electoral Ward: Charnock (E05010219)

Easting & Northing: 354193E, 426290N
Latitude & Longitude: 53° 43' 53.83" N 2° 41' 44.45" W
Plus Code: 9C5VP8J3+JP

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1. Applebee Wood School (0.0km)
2. Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall (0.4km)
3. The Ribble Autism School (0.4km)
4. Lostock Hall Community Primary School (0.7km)
5. Lostock Hall Academy (0.9km)
6. Farington Moss St. Paul's C.E. Primary School (1.1km)
7. Kingsfold Primary School (1.4km)
8. Walton-le-Dale Community Primary School (1.6km)
9. St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School (1.7km)
10. Penwortham Middleforth Church of England Primary School (1.7km)

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• Applebee Wood School