Woodlands
Woodlands is an independent special school in Rossendale for boys and girls aged 6 to 14. It has 5 pupils and room for 9.
Church Lane, Edenfield, Rossendale, Rossendale, BL0 0QL0774 726 8586halliwellhomes.co.uk/woodlands-schoolMs Emma Fletcher 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 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 6 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | 0% | 0% | – |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | 0% | 22% | 40% | 57% | 17% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | 100% | 78% | 60% | 43% | 83% | 63% |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christ Church CofE Primary School | Church of England | 340 m | 235 | Good 2023 | 36 | Compare |
| Lewis Street Primary School | Council | 380 m | 402 | Good 2024 | 34 | Compare |
| Godfrey Ermen Memorial CofE Primary School | Church of England | 400 m | 386 | Report card 2026 | 5 | Compare |
| Beech Street Community Primary School | Council | 410 m | 241 | Good 2022 | 56 | Compare |
| New Park Academy | Academy | 420 m | 200 | Good 2022 | – | Compare |
| Holy Cross and All Saints RC Primary School | Roman Catholic | 450 m | 332 | Good 2023 | 31 | Compare |
| St Patrick's RC High School | Roman Catholic | 660 m | 912 | Report card 2025 | 78 | Compare |
| St Gilbert's RC Primary School | Roman Catholic | 950 m | 227 | No overall grade 2025 | 53 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Woodlands a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Woodlands yet.
How many pupils does Woodlands have?
5 pupils aged 6 to 14 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 9 places, so it is 56% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Church Lane, Edenfield, Rossendale, Rossendale, BL0 0QL
- Telephone
- 0774 726 8586
- Website
- halliwellhomes.co.uk/woodlands-school
- Headteacher
- Ms Emma Fletcher
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 6-14
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Ward
- Greenfield & Eden
- Constituency
- Worsley and Eccles
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 6 December 2013 (new provision)
- URN
- 140486 · LAESTAB 8886144 · UKPRN 10070535
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 2025.
- 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.