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Welcome to Calder Lodge School.

Calder Lodge School is an independent specialist primary day school focused on SEMH, ASD and other associated needs including GDD, MLD, SLD. We have experience in supporting children with serious visual impairment and hearing impairment where social, emotional and mental health needs have become the primary focus. The school is based in Oakenclough, a rural backdrop in the hills behind Garstang with the Forest of Bowland. By providing our own transport we can support local authorities across the North West.

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Experienced, caring, well trained staff

We believe Calder Lodge School enables its pupils to improve their academic performance, develop their social skills and raise their aspirations. Our pupils may have a history of negative attitudes towards school, as a result of previous experiences of failure and frustration. Through our positive structure of rewards and incentives, underpinned by a strong sense of boundaries, our pupils gain self-belief, display positive behaviours and have a strong sense of belonging to our school. By rebuilding their self-esteem and forging positive relationships, they replace failure with success.

At Calder Lodge School we provide a high quality learning environment and deliver an exciting and innovative curriculum which meets the needs of all pupils. The curriculum is underpinned by strong social and behavioural support, building self-esteem and giving pupils a platform to experience success. This, in turn, enables pupils to channel their energies into improving academically. The school has a strong ICT infrastructure, which aids learning and enriches curriculum delivery at all times.

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Calder Lodge 15k and 5k fun run Calder Lodge School PR3 1UL 24th August 2025 11am start Enter here A new event around the rolling hills of Calder Vale.  Both races start together, the 5k fun run goes through the village and woodland, the 15k continues round the local lanes. Goodie bag to all finishers including t-shirt […]

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Potions in the forest 13.05.2025

Bleasdale Class had a fantastic day continuing their work at Holmes Wood, enjoying a wide range of outdoor activities themed around magic potions, riddles, anagram puzzles, manhunt, and throwing games. The sun was shining, and the pupils made the most of it — having fun, thinking creatively, and working brilliantly together. The activities encouraged teamwork, […]

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Shireshead and Forton cricket club womens team.

Calder Lodge School is very proud to be supporting Shireshead and Forton womens cricket team this season. The team consists of varying ages and abilities starting from 12 years old and up. The latest thrilling match was won by a considerable margin beating their nearest local rivals Garstang convincingly.

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Fairsnapes literary adventure to Blackpool zoo. 01/05/2025

Fairsnape had an exciting trip to Blackpool Zoo as part of our Predators topic. They got thechance to see amazing animals like lions, tigers, snakes, and birds of prey up close. The children were able to learn how each individual predator hunts, what they eat, and how theylive in the wild. The children used what […]

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Bleasdale Class Adventure: A Magical Journey Through Holmes Wood 29.04.25

Bleasdale Class set off on a magical adventure through Holmes Wood, collecting mystical ingredients for their potion-making quest. Using a special list they had created the day before on Google Docs Drawing, the children searched for items with magical meanings. Each object was carefully chosen and matched to their imaginative ideas: Witch’s Fingers – an […]

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Greenhouses – Calder Class, April 22nd 2025

Calder class visited Daisy Clough Garden Centre in Scorton on April 22nd 2025.  This venue was chosen because the class topic this term is ‘Greenhouses’.  We had a look in several greenhouses and observed which plants were available to buy.  Our objective was to buy fruit, vegetables and herbs so that we can grow them […]

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Compass skills at Williamsons park. 19.03.2025

For our Cultural Capital trip, Nicky Nook visited Williamsons Park in Lancaster. Children focused on compass skills and had to navigate around the park from instructions telling them to walk north, south, east or west. Children then had to locate any human and physical geography as they moved around the park. We then compared two […]

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Plant nutriton at Rainford wood. 14.03.2025

This week, as part of our Cultural Capital, Fairsnapevisited Rainford Wood to explore the topic of PlantNutrition and Reproduction. The children learnedabout the essential things a tree needs to grow andhad the exciting opportunity to plant their ownsaplings, helping to support the woodland

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Holmeswood emersion. 26.02.2025

For this half term’s Cultural Capital, Oakenclough Class immersed themselves in our beautiful, local environment as they ventured into Holmeswood for a great exploration. Whilst there, they were looking to recognise the signs of the season and to see if they could identify subtle signs of Spring on its way. Additionally, the children enjoyed looking at animal habitats and […]

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Bleasdale class SOUND explorers 25.02.25

Bleasdale Class had an amazing adventure at Brock Bottom, exploring the sounds of nature and learning all about volume, pitch, and how we hear! Before the trip, we watched a fascinating video about sound. We learned how our ears work, how vibrations create sound waves, and how pitch changes depending on how fast the waves […]

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Animal care Lancaster-29.01.25

A message from our host Steph: It was a pleasure to welcome you and your class to Animal Care yesterday! We hope you, the staff, and the children enjoyed the visit. Thank you for your generous donation of £20. Please extend our thanks to Maya, James, Stephen, Obe, Aidan, Brogan, Jensen, and Noah for their […]

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Bleasdale Class Trip: Walk Through Holme Wood to Nicky Nook  4/2/25

On our class trip, Bleasdale Class embarked on an exciting journey through Holme Wood to the summit of Nicky Nook. This was a fantastic opportunity for the children to apply their geography skills in a real-world setting while experiencing the beauty of the natural landscape. Before setting off, the children used a map to carefully […]

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