Lancashire Alternative Provision
30 Mowbray Drive, Blackpool, FY3 7UN
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Laurence Harwood
- Constituency
- Blackpool South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 40
- Pupils on roll
- 38
- URN
- 149017
- Local authority
- Blackpool
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 07949954015
About this school
Lancashire Alternative Provision is an independent school in Blackpool. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 38 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Lancashire Alternative Provision under its current framework. 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
Lancashire Alternative Provision has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in June 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 | 14 | 8 | 19 |
| 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 Lancashire Alternative Provision 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 | 39 |
| 2023/24 | 34 |
| 2024/25 | 38 |
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
- 20
- Pupils on SEN support
- 18
Location
Nearby schools
-
Norman House Independent School0.3 miles
Special schools · Blackpool
-
Highfurlong School0.4 miles
Academies · Blackpool
-
Tower Learning Centre Independent School1.4 miles
Independent schools
-
Woodlands School1.7 miles
Special schools · Blackpool
-
McKee College House1.7 miles
Academies · Poulton
Other schools in Blackpool
- BFC School Independent schools
- Baines' Endowed Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Bispham Endowed Church of England Primary School Primary
- Blackpool Gateway Academy Primary
- Blackpool St John's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Blackpool St Nicholas CofE Primary School Primary
- Boundary Primary School Primary
- Christ The King Catholic Academy Primary
- Devonshire Primary Academy Primary
- Hawes Side Academy Primary
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School Primary
- Kincraig Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Lancashire Alternative Provision teach?
- Lancashire Alternative Provision teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is an independent school in Blackpool.
- Who is the headteacher of Lancashire Alternative Provision?
- The headteacher of Lancashire Alternative Provision is Mr Laurence Harwood, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Lancashire Alternative Provision been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Lancashire Alternative Provision 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 Lancashire Alternative Provision?
- Lancashire Alternative Provision has 38 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Lancashire Alternative Provision full?
- Lancashire Alternative Provision has capacity for 40 pupils and 38 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Lancashire Alternative Provision a faith school?
- No. Lancashire Alternative Provision has no designated religious character.
- What are Lancashire Alternative Provision's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lancashire Alternative Provision'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 24 July 2026.