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The Maple School

  • 10–16Ages
  • 49Pupils
  • SpecialPhase
  • 151301URN

Langdale Road, Blackpool, FY4 4RR · School website

Latest Ofsted

Category of concern: Special measures

Safeguarding not effective

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Inadequate
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Personal development
  • Leadership and management

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Ofsted category of concern: Special measures

Safeguarding: not effective at the latest graded inspection

Overall effectiveness: Inadequate · 30 November 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
AreaOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of educationInadequate
Behaviour and attitudesInadequate
Personal developmentInadequate
Leadership and managementInadequate

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

School details

Type
Free schools special
Phase
Not applicable
URN · DfE number
151301 · 890/7001
Trust
Synergy Education Trust Limited
Capacity
48 pupils · 49 on roll
Free school meals
77.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened
1 September 2024
Replaced
Lotus School (URN 147845)
Address
Langdale Road, Blackpool, FY4 4RR
Local authority
Blackpool

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources