Elderbrook School
Ansley Lane, Old Arley, Nuneaton, CV7 8NU
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 7 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jennifer Dunn
- Constituency
- Nuneaton
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 70
- Pupils on roll
- 45
- URN
- 125790
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01676543200
About this school
Elderbrook School is an independent special school in Nuneaton. It teaches children aged 7 to 16 and has 45 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Elderbrook School under its current framework. 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
Elderbrook School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in October 1989, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
| Attainment 8 score | 3.7 | 4.6 | 3.8 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.4 | 0.4 | 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 Elderbrook 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 | Warwickshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.7 | 41.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 4.6 | 39.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 3.8 | 37.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 62 |
| 2023/24 | 63 |
| 2024/25 | 43 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 45
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Arc School Ansley0.6 miles
Special schools · Nuneaton
-
THE SECRET GARDEN SCHOOL3.3 miles
Independent schools · Shustoke
-
Corley Academy3.6 miles
Academies · Coventry
-
Discovery Academy4.1 miles
Academies · Nuneaton
-
OneSchool Global UK4.9 miles
Independent schools · Coventry
Other schools in Nuneaton
- Arc School Ansley Special schools
- Discovery Academy Academies
- Hinckley House Special schools
- Lake Haven School Special schools
- Oak Wood Primary School Academies
- Oak Wood Secondary School Academies
- Stockingford Maintained Nursery School Nursery
- Abbey CofE Infant School Primary
- All Saints CofE Primary School and Nursery, Nuneaton Primary
- Barlestone Church of England Primary School Primary
- Camp Hill Primary School Primary
- Chetwynd Junior School Primary
Recorded changes at this school
- School name changed from Arc School Old Arley to Elderbrook School recorded 4 Sep 2026
Common questions
- What year groups does Elderbrook School teach?
- Elderbrook School teaches children aged 7 to 16. It is a special school in Nuneaton.
- Who is the headteacher of Elderbrook School?
- The headteacher of Elderbrook School is Mrs Jennifer Dunn, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Elderbrook School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Elderbrook School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Elderbrook School?
- Elderbrook School has 45 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 16.
- Is Elderbrook School full?
- Elderbrook School has capacity for 70 pupils and 45 on roll (64%), so it has space against 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 Elderbrook School a faith school?
- No. Elderbrook School has no designated religious character.
- How have Elderbrook School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 3.7 in 2022/23 and 3.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Elderbrook School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Elderbrook 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 4 September 2026.