Special academy · Westmorland and Furness
George Hastwell School Special Academy
- Special
- Ages 3–19
- Sixth form
Term dates
Special academies can set their own term dates. Many follow Westmorland and Furness council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.
2026/27
2027/28
Admissions
Places at special schools are usually arranged through an education, health and care (EHC) plan, agreed with the council.
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection, 5 November 2024. No overall grade was given (Ofsted stopped giving one in September 2024).
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Sixth form
- Requires improvement
From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.
About and location
- Type
- Special academy
- Phase
- Special
- Ages
- 3–19
- Pupils
- 99 (capacity 90)
- Gender
- Mixed
- Academy trust
- THE EDEN ACADEMY
- Phone
- 01229475253
- Address
- Moor Tarn Lane, Walney Island, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 3LW
- Website
- georgehastwell.org.uk
School details from the Department for Education's register of schools (Open Government Licence). Report a correction.