George Hastwell School Special Academy
Academy special sponsor led school in Barrow-in-Furness (Westmorland and Furness).
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Nearby schools
nearest first16 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is Walney Academy, 0.2 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walney AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 0.2 mi | Secondary | 468 | No overall grade, 2025Requires improvement in all four key judgements |
| St Columba's SchoolVoluntary aided | 0.4 mi | Primary | 212 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2022Last graded Good (Jun 2012) |
| South Walney Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity | 0.4 mi | Primary | 134 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2024Last graded Good (Jul 2018) |
| Vickerstown SchoolAcademy converter | 0.5 mi | Primary | 156 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 2 areas, Needs attention in 4, Urgent improvement in 1 |
| South Walney Junior SchoolAcademy converter | 0.5 mi | Primary | 209 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 3 |
| Barrow Island Community Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.2 mi | Primary | 162 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2024Last graded Good (May 2014) |
| Brisbane Park Infant SchoolCommunity | 1.2 mi | Primary | 95 | Good, 2024 |
| St James' CofE Junior SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.2 mi | Primary | 115 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2022Last graded Good (Mar 2012) |
| Hindpool Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 1.2 mi | Nursery | 79 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements |
| Ramsden Infant SchoolCommunity | 1.5 mi | Primary | 80 | Good, 2022 |
| St George's CofE SchoolVoluntary controlled | 1.5 mi | Primary | 226 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Good |
| Greengate Junior SchoolCommunity | 1.6 mi | Primary | 161 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all six areas |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, BarrowAcademy converter | 1.8 mi | Primary | 202 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2024Last graded Good (Jun 2016, previous school) |
| Furness AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.9 mi | Secondary | 1,187 | Good, 2023 |
| Parkside AcademyAcademy converter | 2.0 mi | Primary | 272 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 3 |
| Victoria AcademyAcademy converter | 2.0 mi | Primary | 209 | Outstanding, 2024 |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is close to the middle for deprivation in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 5 of 10).
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 40
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