Smallbrook School
Units 1 - 4, Sleap Industrial Estate, Nr.Wem, SY4 3HE
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 7 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Lyndsay Grove-Guy
- Constituency
- North Shropshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 95
- Pupils on roll
- 91
- URN
- 134000
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01939233042
About this school
Smallbrook School is an independent special school in Nr.Wem. It teaches children aged 7 to 19 and has 91 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Smallbrook 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
Smallbrook School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in November 2002, 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 | 19 | 20 | 9 |
| Attainment 8 score | 0.9 | 1.0 | 2.7 |
| 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
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 Smallbrook 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 | Shropshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0.9 | 35.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 34.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 2.7 | 34 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 49 |
| 2023/24 | 64 |
| 2024/25 | 75 |
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
- 91
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Access School1.4 miles
Special schools · Shrewsbury
-
Woodlands School1.8 miles
Academies · Shrewsbury
-
Loppington House FE Unit2.5 miles
Other types · Shrewsbury
-
Condover College Limited5.8 miles
Other types · Shrewsbury
-
Acorn Wood6.0 miles
Special schools · Shropshire
Common questions
- What ages does Smallbrook School teach?
- Smallbrook School teaches children aged 7 to 19. It is a special school in Nr.Wem.
- Who is the head teacher of Smallbrook School?
- The head teacher of Smallbrook School is Mrs Lyndsay Grove-Guy, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Smallbrook School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Smallbrook 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 many pupils are at Smallbrook School?
- Smallbrook School has 91 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 19.
- Is Smallbrook School full?
- Smallbrook School has capacity for 95 pupils and 91 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Smallbrook School a faith school?
- No. Smallbrook School has no designated religious character.
- How have Smallbrook School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 0.9 in 2022/23 and 2.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Smallbrook School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Smallbrook 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.