Bleasdale School
27 Emesgate Lane, Silverdale, Carnforth, LA5 0RG
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Sefton Booth
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Morecambe and Lunesdale
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 85
- Pupils on roll
- 88
- URN
- 119861
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01524701217
About this school
Bleasdale School is a community special school in Carnforth. It teaches children aged 2 to 19 and has 88 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | - | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | - | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | - | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | - | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | - | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - |
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - |
Trends over time
How Bleasdale 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 16% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 12.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 35 |
| 2023/24 | 39 |
| 2024/25 | 59 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
- 23 April 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report28 June 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 47.17%
- English as an additional language
- 13.6%
- Overall absence
- 12.37%
- Persistent absence
- 36.96%
Location
Nearby schools
-
SwitchED23.9 miles
Special schools · Cumbria
-
Fell House School3.9 miles
Special schools · Grange-Over-Sands
-
Oversands School7.0 miles
Special schools · Grange-over-Sands
-
Beaumont College - A Salutem/Ambito College7.1 miles
Other types · Lancaster
-
Morecambe Road School7.4 miles
Special schools · Morecambe
Other schools in Carnforth
- Underley Garden School Special schools
- Arkholme Church of England Primary School Primary
- Arnside National CofE School Primary
- Bolton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School Primary
- Burton Morewood CofE Primary School Primary
- Carnforth Christ Church, Church of England, Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Carnforth Community Primary School Primary
- Holme Primary School Primary
- Ingleton Primary School Primary
- Melling St Wilfrid Church of England Primary School Primary
- Nether Kellet Community Primary School Primary
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Carnforth Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Bleasdale School teach?
- Bleasdale School teaches children aged 2 to 19. It is a special school in Carnforth.
- Who is the headteacher of Bleasdale School?
- The headteacher of Bleasdale School is Mr Sefton Booth, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bleasdale School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bleasdale 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 Bleasdale School?
- Bleasdale School has 88 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 19.
- Is Bleasdale School full?
- Bleasdale School has capacity for 85 pupils and 88 on roll (104%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Bleasdale School a faith school?
- No. Bleasdale School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Bleasdale School have?
- The schools register lists Bleasdale School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Bleasdale School's absence rate?
- Bleasdale School's overall absence rate is 12.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bleasdale School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bleasdale School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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.