The Alternative School
The Alternative School
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Details
Type
Independent School
Local Authority
Lancashire
Head Teacher
Ms Kirsty Swierkowski
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Opened
September 2010
Website
www.thealternativeschool.co.uk
Reference Number
136237
Additional Provisions
About This Data
- •School information is sourced from Get Information About Schools (GIAS), the official UK government register maintained by the Department for Education.
Pupils
Summary
Class Sizes
Total Pupils
Cohort Sizes
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Pupil Ethnicities
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About This Data
- •Data sourced from the National School Census for 2024/25, collected each January.
- •This is not live data. For current availability of places, contact the school or local authority directly.
- •Capacity refers to the maximum number of pupils a school can accommodate. Schools may operate above or below capacity, and spare places may only be available in certain year groups.
- •Persistent absence means a pupil missed 10% or more of their possible sessions during the academic year. Absence rates during 2020–2022 were significantly higher due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Inspections
ISI Inspections
3 inspections on record
- 2024
Standards Assessment
Standard Result Leadership and management, and governance Met Quality of education, training and recreation Met Pupils' physical and mental health and emotional wellbeing Met Pupils' social and economic education and contribution to society Met Safeguarding Met Recommended Next Steps
increase access to more therapeutic approaches that effectively support pupils with trauma and specific learning needs.Material change request12. Inspectors considered the school’s request to change the details of its registration to include additional small provision campuses within the school’s current pupil capacity.13. The new small provision campuses are: a) Edspace, 30 St James Street, Accrington, BB5 1NT, b) Warbeck Middle School, 95 Warbeck Drive, Blackpool, FY2 9RZ, c) The Woodlands at
- 2021
- 2017
About This Data
- •Inspection data is sourced from the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), which inspects independent schools in England.
- •Ratings may have changed since the last inspection. Always check the latest report for current information.
- •ISI conducts different types of inspections including educational quality, regulatory compliance, and focused compliance visits.
GCSE Results
| Result | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 1.6 | 44.7 | 46.9 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0.0% | 42.7% | 46.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0.0% | 61.0% | 65.4% |
| Entering EBacc | 0.0% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 0.07 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
About This Data
- •Schools are ranked by their Attainment 8 score, which shows overall exam results. This data comes from the Department for Education performance tables.
- •Exam results and progress scores tell you different things. Imagine two children climbing a mountain: one starts at the bottom and climbs halfway up, while another starts a third of the way up and climbs another third. The second child climbed less distance but finished higher up. Exam results show where pupils finished (like height on the mountain), while progress scores show how far they've come since primary school (like distance climbed). Progress scores help you understand how much a school has helped pupils improve, regardless of where they started.
Contact Information
Address
30 St. James StreetAccrington
Lancashire
BB5 1NT
Phone
01282851800Website
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