George Hastwell School Special Academy
Moor Tarn Lane, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 3LW
99 pupils · 110% of 90 capacity
- Type
- Academy special sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- THE EDEN ACADEMY
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 66.3%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2024) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 5 November 2024, published 3 December 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 0% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
| Attainment 8 score | Not published (small cohort) |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | Not published (small cohort) |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | Not published (small cohort) |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | Not published (small cohort) |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Nearby alternatives
- Moorfield Learning Centre 3.4 km · No Ofsted rating
- South Cumbria Pupil Referral Service 3.6 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Sandside Lodge School 15.4 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Fell House School 24.4 km · No Ofsted rating
- Rossall School 27.3 km · No Ofsted rating
- Morecambe Road School 28.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.