George Hastwell School Special Academy
Moor Tarn Lane, Walney Island, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 3LWOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
George Hastwell School Special Academy is a special school in Barrow-in-Furness for ages 3 to 19. It is one of the 160 schools in Westmorland and Furness. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in November 2024, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 5 November 2024, report published 3 December 2024
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Requires improvement
- Sixth form provision
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
7 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
99 pupils on roll, with places for 90
Schools near George Hastwell School Special Academy
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandside Lodge School | 10 miles | Ofsted: Good | 0% met the expected standard |
| Fell House School | 15 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Morecambe Road School | 17 miles | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 0.9 |
| Bleasdale School | 18 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | 0% met the expected standard |
| The Loyne Specialist School | 18 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | 0% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Academy special sponsor led
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- THE EDEN ACADEMY
- Age range
- 3 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Samantha Kidd
- Phone
- 01229475253
- Address
- Moor Tarn Lane, Walney Island, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 3LW
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- URN
- 141993
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.