Morecambe Road School
Morecambe Road, Morecambe, LA3 3AB
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 3 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Anna Dootson
- SEN provision
- 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, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Morecambe and Lunesdale
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 150
- Pupils on roll
- 224
- URN
- 119876
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01524414384
About this school
Morecambe Road School is a community special school in Morecambe. It teaches children aged 3 to 16 and has 224 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 14 June 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 18 | 15 | 13 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -11.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -10.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -10.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 22 | 20 | 24 |
| Attainment 8 score | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.62 -2.22 to -1.01 | -1.90 -2.57 to -1.22 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Morecambe Road 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 | Lancashire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Lancashire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1.1 | 38.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 0.6 | 37.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 0.9 | 37 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 194 |
| 2023/24 | 200 |
| 2024/25 | 221 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 46.61%
- English as an additional language
- 4.1%
- Overall absence
- 8.91%
- Persistent absence
- 24.38%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Loyne Specialist School0.8 miles
Special schools · Lancaster
-
Lancaster Independent School for Alternative Learning (Lisal)1.1 miles
Independent schools · Lancaster
-
Beaumont College - A Salutem/Ambito College1.3 miles
Other types · Lancaster
-
Chadwick High School1.5 miles
Academies · Lancaster
-
Jamea Al Kauthar2.4 miles
Independent schools · Lancaster
Other schools in Morecambe
- Great Wood Primary School Primary
- Heysham St Peter's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Lancaster Road Primary School Primary
- Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary School Primary
- Morecambe and Heysham Sandylands Community Primary School Primary
- Morecambe and Heysham Torrisholme Community Primary School Primary
- Morecambe and Heysham Westgate Primary School Primary
- Morecambe Bay Community Primary School Primary
- Mossgate Primary School Primary
- Overton St Helen's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Poulton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Morecambe Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Morecambe Road School teach?
- Morecambe Road School teaches children aged 3 to 16. It is a special school in Morecambe.
- Who is the headteacher of Morecambe Road School?
- The headteacher of Morecambe Road School is Mrs Anna Dootson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Morecambe Road School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Morecambe Road 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 Morecambe Road School?
- Morecambe Road School has 224 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 16.
- Is Morecambe Road School full?
- Morecambe Road School has capacity for 150 pupils and 224 on roll (149%), 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 Morecambe Road School a faith school?
- No. Morecambe Road School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Morecambe Road School have?
- The schools register lists Morecambe Road School's special educational needs provision as: 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; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Morecambe Road School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Morecambe Road School's absence rate?
- Morecambe Road School's overall absence rate is 8.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Morecambe Road School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Morecambe Road 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.