Beaumont College - A Salutem/Ambito College, Lancaster
Beaumont College - A Salutem/Ambito College is a special school for pupils aged 18 to 25 in Lancaster. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in May 2016. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in November 2022 did not change this grade.
- Ofsted
- Good (2016)
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Beaumont College - A Salutem/Ambito College in detail
Beaumont College - A Salutem/Ambito College in its own words
In its own words: "We offer highly personalised education, health and care packages, based on individual needs and current circumstances. Our packages are designed and intended to support our young people to be better prepared for adulthood and to realise their true potential."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other special schools to Beaumont College - A Salutem/Ambito College are The Loyne Specialist School (0.8 miles, Outstanding); and Morecambe Road School (1.3 miles, Good).
Who goes there
Beaumont College - A Salutem/Ambito College provides for pupils with physical disability and profound and multiple learning difficulties. Beaumont College - A Salutem/Ambito College is approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014, so parents can ask for it to be named in their child's education, health and care (EHC) plan.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Lancaster Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Beaumont College (by), 80 metres away.
Sources: DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoThis judgement is from May 2016, 10 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Leadership & Management
Safeguarding: effective
Source: Ofsted, further education and skills inspections and outcomes (Open Government Licence)
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its May 2016 inspection.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
Physical, PMLD
SEN Provision
Approved
Section 41
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 2 nearby schools
Keep up with Beaumont College - A Salutem/Ambito College
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Beaumont College - A Salutem/Ambito College is in Lancashire; for families living there:
- Lancashire's school travel policy: school transport policies
- How to apply: Apply for free home to school transport assistance
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 13
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 9 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt.
2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Lancashire is 12 (the median across 707 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Lancaster
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Lancaster
Across Lancashire council
Places available
14,702
Applications
13,782
Got 1st preference
87.1%
Got preferred school
97.2%
All secondary applications across Lancashire council (2026/27), not just this school.
Inspection History(11)
Special educational needs provision
Beaumont College - A Salutem/Ambito College provides for pupils with physical disability and profound and multiple learning difficulties.
Beaumont College - A Salutem/Ambito College is approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014, so parents can ask for it to be named in their child's education, health and care (EHC) plan.
Source: Get Information about Schools (GIAS), Department for Education.
Questions parents ask about Beaumont College - A Salutem/Ambito College
What is Beaumont College - A Salutem/Ambito College's Ofsted rating?
Beaumont College - A Salutem/Ambito College's most recent Ofsted inspection, in November 2022, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in May 2016, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Beaumont College - A Salutem/Ambito College?
No fixed boundary. When Beaumont College - A Salutem/Ambito College is oversubscribed, Lancashire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Does Beaumont College - A Salutem/Ambito College have specialist SEN provision?
Beaumont College - A Salutem/Ambito College provides for pupils with physical disability and profound and multiple learning difficulties. Beaumont College - A Salutem/Ambito College is approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014, so parents can ask for it to be named in their child's education, health and care (EHC) plan.
How do I apply to Beaumont College - A Salutem/Ambito College?
Apply through Lancashire's coordinated admissions process, naming Beaumont College - A Salutem/Ambito College on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
How many road collisions happen near Beaumont College - A Salutem/Ambito College?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 9 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt. 2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Lancashire is 12 (the median across 707 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Beaumont College - A Salutem/Ambito College?
Beaumont College - A Salutem/Ambito College is at Slyne Road, Lancaster, LA2 6AP.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)