The Maple School

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

BlackpoolLocal Authority

Blackpool SouthConstituency

FY4 4RRPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Maple School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 10–16, located in Blackpool, North West.

The school is rated Inadequate by Ofsted. It currently serves 49 pupils. The Maple School is part of SYNERGY EDUCATION TRUST LIMITED.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Inadequate

Quality ofeducation

Inadequate

Personaldevelopment

Inadequate

Behaviour &attitudes

Inadequate

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 1.1
EBacc average point score: 0.15

Ethnicity

White

98%

Mixed

Pupils

Total Pupils

92%Boys

8%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

78%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 10 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 49
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: SYNERGY EDUCATION TRUST LIMITED

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
31 Jan 2023	Inadequate	Inadequate	Inadequate	Inadequate	Inadequate

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.