Spen Brook School
(former Hawes Side Library), Hawes Side Lane, FY4 5AJ
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 11 to 17
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Assistant Director of Education
- Mrs Gabriella Brookfield
- Constituency
- Blackpool South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 24
- Pupils on roll
- 14
- URN
- 130902
- Local authority
- Blackpool
- Telephone
- 01253982974
About this school
Spen Brook School is an independent special school in Blackpool. It teaches children aged 11 to 17 and has 14 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Spen Brook 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
Spen Brook School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in October 2005, 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 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | 5.5 | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | 0% | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | 0% | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | 0% | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | 0.3 | - |
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 Spen Brook 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 |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11 |
| 2023/24 | 15 |
| 2024/25 | 16 |
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
- 14
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
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Educational Diversity0.8 miles
Academies · Blackpool
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The Maple School1.0 miles
Free Schools · Blackpool
-
BFC School1.1 miles
Independent schools · Blackpool
-
Park Community Academy1.2 miles
Academies · Blackpool
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Woodlands School1.2 miles
Special schools · Blackpool
Common questions
- What year groups does Spen Brook School teach?
- Spen Brook School teaches children aged 11 to 17. It is a special school in Blackpool.
- Who is the assistant director of education of Spen Brook School?
- The assistant director of education of Spen Brook School is Mrs Gabriella Brookfield, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Spen Brook School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Spen Brook 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 Spen Brook School?
- Spen Brook School has 14 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 17.
- Is Spen Brook School full?
- Spen Brook School has capacity for 24 pupils and 14 on roll (58%), 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 Spen Brook School a faith school?
- No. Spen Brook School has no designated religious character.
- What are Spen Brook School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Spen Brook 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 24 July 2026.