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 Country: 10033045982 Telephone Number: 01772 336976 Website: www.applebeewood.co.uk
Phase: Ages 4-16 Type: Community special school Religious Denomination: None Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Headteacher: Mrs Michelle Padgeon
Capacity: 147
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 20 January 2022:
Number of pupils: 138 (82% boys & 18% girls)
Enrollment: 94% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 45.4%
- 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
Region: North West (E12000002)
District: South Ribble (E07000126)
Constituency: South Ribble (E14000943)
Electoral Ward: Charnock (E05010219)
Easting & Northing: 354193E, 426290N
Latitude & Longitude: 53° 43' 53.83" N 2° 41' 44.45" W
Plus Code: 9C5VP8J3+JP
DfE Record: View record
- Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall (0.4km)
- Lostock Hall Community Primary School (0.7km)
- Lostock Hall Academy (0.9km)
- Farington Moss St. Paul's C.E. Primary School (1.1km)
- Kingsfold Primary School (1.4km)
- Walton-le-Dale Community Primary School (1.6km)
- St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School (1.7km)
- Penwortham Middleforth Church of England Primary School (1.7km)
- Penwortham Broad Oak Primary School (2.0km)
- St Mary's and St Benedict's Roman Catholic Primary School (2.0km)
- Miss Lauren Ashworth - Governor. Appointed on 23 February 2022 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 23 February 2027.
- Mrs Susan Farrow - Governor. Appointed on 21 November 2020 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 21 November 2025.
- Mr Melvyn Gardner - Governor. Appointed on 21 August 2020 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 20 August 2025.
- Mr John Harwood - Governor. Appointed on 16 June 2020 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 15 June 2025.
- Father Matthew McMurray - Governor. Appointed on 21 November 2020 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 21 November 2025.
- Mrs Janet Reed - Governor. Appointed on 21 November 2020 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 21 November 2025.
- Mrs Susan Vendy - Governor. Appointed on 19 November 2018 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 18 November 2023.
- Mr Michael Woods - Governor. Appointed on 25 June 2018 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 24 June 2023.
- Mrs Carol Wooldridge - Chair of Governors. Appointed on 16 June 2019 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 15 June 2023.