Poplar House School
24-26 Lytham St Annes Road East, Lytham St Annes, FY8 1UR
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 7 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Darryl Fairfax-Price
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- Fylde
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 42
- Pupils on roll
- 23
- URN
- 148838
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01253372221
About this school
Poplar House School is an independent special school in Lancashire. It teaches children aged 7 to 19 and has 23 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Poplar House School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Poplar House School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in April 2022, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 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 | - | - | - |
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 Poplar House 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 | 6 |
| 2023/24 | 18 |
| 2024/25 | 18 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 23
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Anne's College Grammar School0.4 miles
Independent schools · Lytham St Annes
-
Red Rose School0.5 miles
Special schools · Lytham St Annes
-
AKS Lytham1.1 miles
Independent schools · Lytham St Annes
-
Spen Brook School2.8 miles
Special schools
-
The Maple School3.2 miles
Free Schools · Blackpool
Recorded changes at this school
- Capacity changed from 24 to 42 recorded 25 Jul 2026
Common questions
- What ages does Poplar House School teach?
- Poplar House School teaches children aged 7 to 19. It is a special school in Lancashire.
- Who is the headteacher of Poplar House School?
- The headteacher of Poplar House School is Mr Darryl Fairfax-Price, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Poplar House School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Poplar House School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Poplar House School?
- Poplar House School has 23 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 19.
- Is Poplar House School full?
- Poplar House School has capacity for 42 pupils and 23 on roll (55%), so it has space against 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 Poplar House School a faith school?
- No. Poplar House School has no designated religious character.
- What are Poplar House School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Poplar House 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 25 July 2026.