The Woodlands Academy
Academy special converter school in Scarborough (North Yorkshire).
Academy trust
iGet Information about Schools (DfE), extract of 24 Oct 2026, and Governance Register.Horizons Specialist Academy Trust
The Woodlands Academy is one of 8 schools run by Horizons Specialist Academy Trust.
- Type of school
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 2 to 16
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Schools in the trust
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| School | Phase | Local authority | Pupils | Governors on Governance Register | Latest Ofsted in our data (as at 30 Sep 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey Hill Academy | Special | Stockton-on-Tees | 371 | 9 | Ungraded inspection 2025Last graded Good (Jun 2015) |
| Archway Academy | - | Redcar and Cleveland | 75 | 6 | Ungraded inspection 2024Last graded Good (Oct 2013, previous school) |
| Green Gates Academy | Special | Stockton-on-Tees | 50 | 6 | Good 2019Ungraded inspection Nov 2024, no grade given |
| Hollis Academy | Special | Middlesbrough | 90 | 6 | Report card 2026Expected standard in all six areas; safeguarding standards met |
| Mo Mowlam Academy | Special | Redcar and Cleveland | 101 | 11 | Report card 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 4, Needs attention in 1; safeguarding standards met |
| Norman Cornish Academy | Special | County Durham | 64 | 6 | Requires improvement 2023This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| The Woodlands Academy (this school) | Special | North Yorkshire | 146 | 9 | Good 2024 |
| Westlands Academy | Special | Stockton-on-Tees | 87 | 6 | Report card 2025Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 3; safeguarding standards met |
| 8 schools | 984 |
Schools linked to the trust in the Governance Register school data (Get Information about Schools, extract of 24 Oct 2026). Pupils are on-roll counts from the register. Ofsted: latest inspection in the Ofsted management information (as at 30 September 2026); "No overall grade" means inspected since September 2024 without a one-word grade; what the inspection found is shown beneath, and the school's Ofsted card has the full table.
What this means
- Funding
- An academy is funded directly by the Department for Education, through its trust, rather than through the local council.
- Admissions
- The trust is the admissions authority and sets the admissions policy. Applications are usually still coordinated by the local council.
- Governance
- The trust board is legally accountable for the school. It often delegates some oversight to a local governing body.
General explanation of how academy trusts work in England, not a statement about this trust. See GOV.UK Academy trust governance guide.