Kelly Farnworth-HeadteacherCalder Lodge School
Oakenclough
Preston
Lancashire
PR3 1UL
01995 676565
info@calderlodge.school
Mon-Fri: 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Ofsted Report
Calder Lodge school was inspected in June 2024. Below is a brief summary and a link to the full policy.
- Overall effectiveness -Good
- The quality of education – Good
- Behaviour and attitudes – Outstanding
- Personal development – Outstanding
- Leadership and management – Good
- Overall effectiveness at previous inspection – Not previously inspected
- Does the school meet the independent school standards? – Yes
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13/01/26 – Blackpool Sea Life Centre
Bleasdale Class visited the Blackpool Sea Life Centre as part of their Abyss topic. The purpose of the visit was to inspire the children to write alliteration poems linked to sea life and underwater habitats. The children greatly enjoyed exploring the Sea Life Centre and observing the wide variety of animals. They used the information […]
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7.1.26 – Following Recipes
Today, Fairsnape took part in a practical cooking activity to support our English learning- instructional writing. To help the children understand the purpose and structure of instructional writing, we followed a recipe to make rocky road biscuits, working in two small groups. Before starting, we looked closely at the features of a recipe together. In […]
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Wyresdale Dexter’s Farm – 2/12/25
As part of our class topic ‘Paws, Claws and Whiskers’, we visited Wyresdale Dexter’s Farm, a working farm close to school. This visit gave the children the opportunity to learn about what happens on a farm each day and learn how to take care of farm animals. During our visit, the children met a variety […]
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26/11/25 – Ribby Hall Zoo
Nicky Nook visited Ribby Hall Zoo. This visit linked to our Paws, Claws and Whiskers topic, with a primary focus of our English text- which was writing a set of instructions for a Zookeeper. Throughout the trip, the pupils visited different animal exhibitions; this included crocodiles, a bat cave, leaf cutter ants, reindeers, an otter […]
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Nicky Nook Hike
The children had an exciting adventure hiking up Nicky Nook, spotting trees, streams, mud, fences and amazing views along the way. As we walked, the class began making up their own alliteration phrases, inspired by everything they could see, hear and squelch through! The walk certainly wasn’t short of drama. Archie and Ranell managed to […]
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19.11.25 – Harris Museum (Wallace and Gromit)
The children visited the Harris Museum in Preston to explore the exciting Wallace and Gromit exhibition. Before the visit, they completed a worksheet to help them think about the significant people they have been learning about in class. This prepared them to make links with the creator of Wallace and Gromit, Nick Park, who is […]
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18/11/25 – Greek Day
The children enjoyed an exciting and immersive Greek Day where they deepened their understanding of life in ancient Greece. They learned about the role of hoplites and explored the weaponry, armour, and battle formations used in Greek warfare, helping to bring their history topic to life. The children then designed unique shields, which they will […]
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13/11/2025 – Beacon Fell
We had a brilliant day out at Beacon Fell, even though the weather was definitely on the colder side! The children didn’t let that stop them—they wrapped up warm and enjoyed exploring the outdoors from the moment we arrived. We spent lots of time walking across different terrains, including muddy paths, rocky tracks, and soft […]
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11/11/2025 – Science and DT
Bleasdale has been busy exploring exciting activities in both Science and Design & Technology, all inspired by the topic “Invasion from the Vikings” and cultural-based designs. The pupils have been developing their creative skills whilst learning about Viking culture and science concepts related to the water cycle. In Design & Technology, students created a variety […]
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15/10/2025 – Greenlands Farm
On the 15th October Nicky Nook visited Greenlands Farm. This was an educational visit which linked to the class topic of Paws, Claws and Whiskers but it also linked to our Science topic (animals including humans). During the visit the students looked at many different farmyard animals, including cows, goats, rabbits, guinea pigs, sheep, chickens, […]
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Golden Time 14/10/25
Throughout this half term we have been looking out for both children and adults who are ‘caught being kind, helpful or doing something for someone else’. Across the whole school we have observed many actions. During our assemblies this week we have shared these acts and the children have received a gold sticker. Some children, […]
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Leyland Commercial Vehicle Museum – 8/10/2025
In previous learning our children have learned about events and people from the past, such as the Great Fire of London. They have explored how life was different in the past compared to today, looking at homes, schools and jobs. In our current learning we have been looking at significant people and technology (buses, boats, […]
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