Works 4 U Support Services (Norman Mackie & Associates Ltd), Ambleside
Works 4 U Support Services (Norman Mackie & Associates Ltd) is a special school for pupils aged 16 to 25 in Ambleside.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Works 4 U Support Services (Norman Mackie & Associates Ltd) in detail
Works 4 U Support Services (Norman Mackie & Associates Ltd) in its own words
In its own words: "We currently offer our Duke of Edinburgh Award 1 day per week on a Friday to young people aged 14-16 who, for a variety of reasons, are not fully integrated in mainstream education. Our programmes also include, where appropriate, enrichment and engagement strategies."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other special schools to Works 4 U Support Services (Norman Mackie & Associates Ltd) are Tame Bank (0.6 miles), Stansfield House (1.3 miles), Samuel Laycock School (1.4 miles) and Cromwell High School (1.6 miles).
Tame BankStansfield HouseSamuel Laycock SchoolCromwell High School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Stalybridge Rail Station, about 720 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).
14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Ennerdale Terrace (opposite), 190 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Works 4 U Support Services (Norman Mackie & Associates Ltd) stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Sources: NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
No inspection data available
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby schools
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Offering Animal Assisted Therapy
19 Jan 2018
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15 Nov 2017
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8 Nov 2017
The Peacock Cafe Launches New Menu
27 Oct 2017
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Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
You apply to the council where you live. Works 4 U Support Services (Norman Mackie & Associates Ltd) is in Tameside; for families living there:
Apply to Tameside for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 13
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 6
- Children hurt
- 1
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, 6 serious and 7 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
4 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 Tameside is 12 (the median across 111 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 - Ambleside
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Ambleside
Across Tameside council
Places available
3,293
Applications
2,719
Got 1st preference
86.7%
Got preferred school
96.3%
All secondary applications across Tameside council (2026/27), not just this school.
Special educational needs provision
Works 4 U Support Services (Norman Mackie & Associates Ltd) is not approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
Source: Get Information about Schools (GIAS), Department for Education.
Questions parents ask about Works 4 U Support Services (Norman Mackie & Associates Ltd)
What is the catchment area for Works 4 U Support Services (Norman Mackie & Associates Ltd)?
No fixed boundary. When Works 4 U Support Services (Norman Mackie & Associates Ltd) is oversubscribed, Tameside allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Does Works 4 U Support Services (Norman Mackie & Associates Ltd) have specialist SEN provision?
Works 4 U Support Services (Norman Mackie & Associates Ltd) is not approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
How do I apply to Works 4 U Support Services (Norman Mackie & Associates Ltd)?
Apply through Tameside's coordinated admissions process, naming Works 4 U Support Services (Norman Mackie & Associates Ltd) 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 Works 4 U Support Services (Norman Mackie & Associates Ltd)?
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, 6 serious and 7 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 4 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 Tameside is 12 (the median across 111 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Works 4 U Support Services (Norman Mackie & Associates Ltd)?
Works 4 U Support Services (Norman Mackie & Associates Ltd) is at The Peacock, Ambleside, Cheshire, SK15 1EB.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)