Cairn Education CIC
Report card: Strong standard
The Tavern, 63 Main Street, Staveley, Staveley, LA8 9LNOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Cairn Education CIC is a special school in Staveley for ages 11 to 25. It is one of the 160 schools in Westmorland and Furness. Its latest Ofsted outcome is a report card, from an inspection in March 2026.
Ofsted report card
Inspected 17 March 2026, report published 3 July 2026
Each area is graded from urgent improvement to exceptional, and safeguarding is either met or not met.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Pupil numbers and mix
10 pupils on roll, with places for 10
Schools near Cairn Education CIC
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambian Whinfell School | 4 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | Not published |
| South Lakes Academy | 4 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Sandgate School | 5 miles | Ofsted: Good | 0% met the expected standard |
| Appletree School | 6 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Oversands School | 8 miles | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 6.0 |
School details
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Sector
- Independent
- Age range
- 11 to 25
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Rachael Thompson
- Phone
- 01539822304
- Address
- The Tavern, 63 Main Street, Staveley, Staveley, LA8 9LN
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- URN
- 148796
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.