Applebee Wood School
Special / other · Preston · PR5 5SS
Data updated
Ofsted category of concern
A formal designation, not a grade. It stands until a later inspection lifts it.
Inspected 29 October 2024
Read the Ofsted report ↗At a glance
179 pupils · 106% of 169 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)
- School type
- Academy special sponsor led
- Age range
- 4–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 46.9% of pupils (January 2026)
- URN
- 152064
In figures
At its inspection on 29 October 2024 Ofsted placed it in a category of concern (Special measures). In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 11.6% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.
Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)
No figure is published for reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Key stage 2 tests measure the age-11 curriculum; most pupils at special schools are assessed under other frameworks, so 97% of special schools publish 0% here.
GCSE results (2024/2025)
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Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means National averages are not shown here. The England figures are dominated by mainstream schools, and pupils at a special school are working towards outcomes those measures were not designed to capture, so the comparison would mislead more than it tells you.
Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
White British 75% (Lancashire 77%, England 66%) · Asian Indian 5% (Lancashire 1%, England 2%) · Asian Pakistani 5% (Lancashire 8%, England 4%) · Any other Mixed background 3% (Lancashire 2%, England 3%) · Any other White background 3% (Lancashire 2%, England 4%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Lancashire 1%, England 2%) · Any other Asian background 2% (Lancashire 2%, England 2%) · Black African 1% (Lancashire 1%, England 5%) · Not recorded 1% (Lancashire 1%, England 2%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Lancashire 1%, England 2%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Lancashire 0%, England 0%) · Any other Black background 1% (Lancashire 0%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Lancashire 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Lancashire 0%, England 1%)
Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures
Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)
Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms · how absence is measured
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Vacancies (November 2025)
0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, special schools and PRUs: 0.68% vacant, 1.02% temporary
Teacher pay (November 2025)
Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £51,914; 19% on the leadership pay range · England, special schools and PRUs: £53,604, 18.3%
Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted
The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 7/10less deprived than most of England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 8/10less deprived than most of England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 31.5% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 15.7% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 31.9% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 13.3% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 48.4% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 80.7% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 2.3% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 17% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 21.8% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 5% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 19.1% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 13.5% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01025411 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £200,000437 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £160,000–£280,000the middle half of sales
- England median
- £300,000all sales over the same period
Homes around this school are cheaper than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.
Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Roads around the school
- Child pedestrian casualties
- 1an urban school averages 2.0
- Collisions at school-run times
- 2an urban school averages 5.7
- All reported collisions
- 20an urban school averages 30.5
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 4an urban school averages 6.1
A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted
Nearby schools
- Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall
- Lostock Hall Community Primary School
- Lostock Hall Academy
- Farington Moss St. Paul's C.E. Primary School
- Kingsfold Primary School
- Walton-le-Dale Community Primary School
- St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School
- Penwortham Middleforth Church of England Primary School