Stepping Stones School
Bowerham Road, Lancaster, LA1 4HT
- Phase
- Local authority maintained schools
- School type
- Pupil referral unit
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Michael Hooper
- Constituency
- Lancaster and Wyre
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 22
- URN
- 119103
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 0152467164
About this school
Stepping Stones School is a special school in Lancaster. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 22 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 12 February 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Trends over time
How Stepping Stones School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 16 |
| 2023/24 | 15 |
| 2024/25 | 24 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 91.67%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Jamea Al Kauthar0.7 miles
Independent schools · Lancaster
-
University of Lancaster1.5 miles
Universities · Lancaster
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Lancaster Independent School for Alternative Learning (Lisal)1.8 miles
Independent schools · Lancaster
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Chadwick High School1.8 miles
Academies · Lancaster
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The Loyne Specialist School2.2 miles
Special schools · Lancaster
Other schools in Lancaster
- Beaumont College - A Salutem/Ambito College Other types
- Chadwick High School Academies
- The Loyne Specialist School Special schools
- Appletree Nursery School Nursery
- Austwick Church of England VA Primary School Primary
- Bentham Community Primary School Primary
- Bowerham Primary & Nursery School Primary
- Castle View Primary Academy Primary
- Caton Primary School Primary
- Caton St Paul's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Cawthorne's Endowed School Primary
- Dolphinholme Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Stepping Stones School teach?
- Stepping Stones School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a special school in Lancaster.
- Who is the headteacher of Stepping Stones School?
- The headteacher of Stepping Stones School is Mr Michael Hooper, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Stepping Stones School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Stepping Stones School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Stepping Stones School?
- Stepping Stones School has 22 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Stepping Stones School a faith school?
- No. Stepping Stones School has no designated religious character.
- Does Stepping Stones School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Stepping Stones School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.