# George Hastwell School Special Academy

George Hastwell School Special Academy is a special school in Westmorland and Furness, for pupils aged 3 to 19.

It had 99 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Special school. Code E141993. [Westmorland and Furness](https://openindex.co.uk/westmorland-and-furness)

- Phase: Special
- Type: Academy special sponsor led
- Ages: 3 to 19
- Pupils: 99
- Council: Westmorland and Furness
- URN: 141993

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 5 November 2024
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Requires improvement
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 0% of pupils at George Hastwell School Special Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 58% in Westmorland and Furness and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Westmorland and Furness | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | Does not apply to this school | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Does not apply to this school | 104 | 105 |

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Westmorland and Furness | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | Does not apply to this school | 44.9 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | Does not apply to this school | 42.2% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | Does not apply to this school | 63.4% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 10 | – | – |

George Hastwell School Special Academy teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Walney Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/walney-academy-e141041): 230 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 40.5 (2025/26, provisional)
- [St Columba's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-columbas-school-e112364): 450 m. Primary. School remains Good, November 2022. 30% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Vickerstown School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/vickerstown-school-e149244): 620 m. Primary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met, requires significant improvement. 15% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [South Walney Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/south-walney-infant-and-nursery-school-e112212): 670 m. Primary. School remains Good, February 2024
- [South Walney Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/south-walney-junior-school-e149960): 790 m. Primary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Barrow Island Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barrow-island-community-primary-school-e112236): 1.8 km. Primary. School remains Good, April 2024. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/141993)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/141993)

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