Calder Lodge School
Calder Lodge School is an independent special school in for boys and girls aged 5 to 11. It has 48 pupils and every place is taken.
Oakenclough, Preston, Lancashire, PR3 1UL01995 676565Mrs Kelly Farnworth headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Lancashire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 48 | 47 | 48 | 44 | 32 | 25 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calder Vale St John Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 0.7 miles | 39 | Report card 2026 | 15 | Compare |
| Scorton Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 2.3 miles | 66 | No overall grade 2025 | 81 | Compare |
| Garstang Community Primary School | Council | 3.1 miles | 202 | Good 2023 | 80 | Compare |
| St Mary and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Garstang | Academy | 3.2 miles | 97 | Good 2021 | – | Compare |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Claughton-on-Brock | Roman Catholic | 3.3 miles | 47 | No overall grade 2025 | 85 | Compare |
| Garstang Community Academy | Academy | 3.3 miles | 750 | Requires improvement 2024 | 22 | Compare |
| Garstang St Thomas' Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 3.6 miles | 257 | No overall grade 2024 | 98 | Compare |
| Forton Primary School | Council | 3.9 miles | 104 | Good 2022 | 73 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Calder Lodge School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Calder Lodge School yet.
How many pupils does Calder Lodge School have?
48 pupils aged 5 to 11 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 48 places, so it is 100% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Oakenclough, Preston, Lancashire, PR3 1UL
- Telephone
- 01995 676565
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kelly Farnworth
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 5-11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Ward
- Wyresdale
- Constituency
- Lancaster and Wyre
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 5 November 2019 (new provision)
- URN
- 147548 · LAESTAB 8886121 · UKPRN 10094227
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.