Moorbrook School
Ainslie Road, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 3DB
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Claire Thompson
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Preston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 73
- Pupils on roll
- 84
- URN
- 119866
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01772774752
About this school
Moorbrook School is a community special school in Preston. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 84 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Moorbrook School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 9 | 15 | 22 |
| Attainment 8 score | 5.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.93 -2.98 to -0.89 | -2.04 -2.81 to -1.27 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 11% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Moorbrook 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 | Lancashire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2 | 38.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 4.1 | 37.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 3.5 | 37 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 41.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 42.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 36.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 54 |
| 2023/24 | 57 |
| 2024/25 | 72 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 76.39%
- English as an additional language
- 1.4%
- Overall absence
- 36.89%
- Persistent absence
- 73.42%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Pius X Preparatory School0.5 miles
Independent schools · Preston
-
Abrar Academy0.5 miles
Independent schools · Preston
-
Acorns Primary School0.8 miles
Special schools · Preston
-
Larches High School0.8 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Preston
-
University of Central Lancashire1.0 miles
Universities · Preston
Other schools in Preston
- Acorns Primary School Special schools
- Applebee Wood School Academies
- Brook View School Special schools
- Cedar Lodge School Special schools
- Hillside Specialist School and College Special schools
- Kirkham Pear Tree School Special schools
- Larches High School Local authority maintained schools
- New Focus Education Special schools
- Oakfield House School Special schools
- Pioneer TEC Special schools
- Progress School Special schools
- Royal Cross Primary School Special schools
Recorded changes at this school
- Capacity changed from 52 to 73 recorded 14 Jul 2026
Common questions
- What ages does Moorbrook School teach?
- Moorbrook School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a special school in Preston.
- Who is the headteacher of Moorbrook School?
- The headteacher of Moorbrook School is Mrs Claire Thompson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Moorbrook School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Moorbrook 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 many pupils are at Moorbrook School?
- Moorbrook School has 84 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Moorbrook School full?
- Moorbrook School has capacity for 73 pupils and 84 on roll (115%), 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 Moorbrook School a faith school?
- No. Moorbrook School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Moorbrook School have?
- The schools register lists Moorbrook School's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Moorbrook School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 5.2 in 2022/23 and 3.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Moorbrook School's absence rate?
- Moorbrook School's overall absence rate is 36.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Moorbrook School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Moorbrook 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 14 July 2026.