The Brook Special Primary School
Adams Road, Tottenham, London, N17 6HW
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Maureen Duncan
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Tottenham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 139
- Pupils on roll
- 148
- URN
- 102177
- Local authority
- Haringey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02088087120
About this school
The Brook Special Primary School is a community special school in London. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 148 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 13 | 21 | 16 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
Trends over time
How The Brook Special Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Haringey average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 65.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 64% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 68.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 128 |
| 2023/24 | 129 |
| 2024/25 | 138 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 63.77%
- English as an additional language
- 30.4%
- Overall absence
- 9.19%
- Persistent absence
- 32.03%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Grove0.6 miles
Free Schools · London
-
Assunnah Primary School0.7 miles
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-
Hyland House School0.8 miles
Independent schools · London
-
Riverside School0.8 miles
Special schools · London
-
Footsteps Trust0.9 miles
Independent schools · London
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Common questions
- What year groups does The Brook Special Primary School teach?
- The Brook Special Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a special school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of The Brook Special Primary School?
- The headteacher of The Brook Special Primary School is Ms Maureen Duncan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Brook Special Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Brook Special Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is The Brook Special Primary School?
- The Brook Special Primary School has 148 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is The Brook Special Primary School full?
- The Brook Special Primary School has capacity for 139 pupils and 148 on roll (106%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Brook Special Primary School a faith school?
- No. The Brook Special Primary School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does The Brook Special Primary School have?
- The schools register lists The Brook Special Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have The Brook Special Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is The Brook Special Primary School's absence rate?
- The Brook Special Primary School's overall absence rate is 9.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Brook Special Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Brook Special Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.