Broadfield Specialist School
Coal Clough Lane, Burnley, BB11 5BT
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Angela Wade
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Burnley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 267
- URN
- 119883
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01282508629
About this school
Broadfield Specialist School is a community special school in Burnley. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 267 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Broadfield Specialist 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 6 June 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 30 | 22 | 31 |
| Attainment 8 score | 4.0 | 3.5 | 0.3 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.51 -2.09 to -0.93 | -1.89 -2.60 to -1.17 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 3% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 3% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
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 Broadfield Specialist 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 | 4 | 38.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 3.5 | 37.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 0.3 | 37 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 191 |
| 2023/24 | 206 |
| 2024/25 | 242 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 53.4%
- English as an additional language
- 8.3%
- Overall absence
- 9.77%
- Persistent absence
- 31.6%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Rose School0.2 miles
Special schools · Burnley
-
Coal Clough Academy0.5 miles
Academies · Burnley
-
Lincoln House School1.0 miles
Independent schools · Burnley
-
The Heights Burnley1.4 miles
Free Schools · Burnley
-
Holdsworth School1.4 miles
Special schools · Burnley
Other schools in Burnley
- Coal Clough Academy Academies
- Compass Community School Lancashire Special schools
- Holdsworth School Special schools
- Holly Grove School Special schools
- Moorlands View School Special schools
- Ridgewood Community High School Special schools
- Silver Birch School Special schools
- The Heights Burnley Free Schools
- The Rose School Special schools
- Basnett Street Nursery School Nursery
- Ightenhill Nursery School Nursery
- Reedley Hallows Nursery School Nursery
Common questions
- What ages does Broadfield Specialist School teach?
- Broadfield Specialist School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a special school in Burnley.
- Who is the headteacher of Broadfield Specialist School?
- The headteacher of Broadfield Specialist School is Mrs Angela Wade, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Broadfield Specialist School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Broadfield Specialist 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 Broadfield Specialist School?
- Broadfield Specialist School has 267 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Broadfield Specialist School full?
- Broadfield Specialist School has capacity for 210 pupils and 267 on roll (127%), 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 Broadfield Specialist School a faith school?
- No. Broadfield Specialist School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Broadfield Specialist School have?
- The schools register lists Broadfield Specialist School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; 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 Broadfield Specialist School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 4 in 2022/23 and 0.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Broadfield Specialist School's absence rate?
- Broadfield Specialist School's overall absence rate is 9.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Broadfield Specialist School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Broadfield Specialist 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 30 June 2026.