Applebee Wood School
School Name: Applebee Wood School Address: Far Croft, Lostock Hall Town/City: Preston County: Lancashire Postcode: PR5 5SS Country: United Kingdom Telephone Number: 01772 336976 Website: https://www.applebeewood.co.uk/
Phase: Ages 4-16 Type: Academy special sponsor led Religious Denomination: None Admissions Policy: Non-selective Established: 2025 Trust: The Sea View Trust Sponsor: The Sea View Trust
Headteacher: Mr John Cockerill
Capacity: 169
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 179 (74% boys & 26% girls)
Enrollment: 106% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 46.9%
URN: 152064
DfE Number: 888/7001
UKPRN: 10098660
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
DfE Record: View record
- Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall (0.4km)
- The Ribble Autism School (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)
- Mrs Julie Beaghan - Local Governor. Appointed on 27 November 2020 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 5 November 2028.
- Mr John Cockerill - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2025 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal). Term runs until 31 August 2029.
- Mrs Sam Drummond - Local Governor. Appointed on 20 November 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 19 November 2029.
- Mr James Findlay-Pidcock - Local Governor. Appointed on 20 November 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 19 November 2029.
- Mr James Kewley - Local Governor. Appointed on 10 February 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 August 2029.
- Sarah Kewley - Local Governor. Appointed on 7 February 2025 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 6 February 2029.
- Mrs Fiona Nickeas - Local Governor. Appointed on 7 October 2020 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 August 2029.
- Mrs Fiona Turpin - Local Governor. Appointed on 20 November 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 19 November 2029.
- Mr Michael George Woods - Chair of Local Governing Body. Appointed on 1 September 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 August 2029.