Spring Brook Academy
Dean Street, Failsworth, Oldham, M35 0DQ
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 4 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- NEW BRIDGE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Andrew Howard
- Sponsor
- New Bridge Academy
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Manchester Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 78
- Pupils on roll
- 113
- URN
- 143472
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01618833431
About this school
Spring Brook Academy is a special academy in Oldham. It teaches children aged 4 to 16 and has 113 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 10 | 17 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 10% | 6% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 6% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 10% | 6% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 96.0 | 105.0 | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | 90.0 | 90.0 | - |
| Reading progress | -8.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -14.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -15.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Spring Brook Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Oldham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 54.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 55.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 57.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 19.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 25% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 27.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 101 |
| 2023/24 | 111 |
| 2024/25 | 114 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 84.21%
- English as an additional language
- 0.9%
- Overall absence
- 27.65%
- Persistent absence
- 62.71%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Greater Manchester Independent School0.6 miles
Independent schools · Manchester
-
Teenage Kicks0.6 miles
Special schools · Manchester
-
The Greens ENS0.7 miles
Special schools · Greater Manchester
-
Harpurhey Alternative Provision School0.8 miles
Independent schools · Manchester
-
Camberwell Park Specialist Support School1.1 miles
Academies · Manchester
Other schools in Oldham
- Chances Mentoring Special schools
- EdStart Schools Oldham and Rochdale Special schools
- Future Finders Employability College Other types
- Halcyon Way School Free Schools
- Hollinwood Academy Academies
- Kingfisher Special School Academies
- Kingsland School Local authority maintained schools
- New Bridge School Academies
- Path 4 Special schools
- SEE (Oldham) Special schools
- SMS Changing Lives School Special schools
- Supreme Start Ltd Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Spring Brook Academy teach?
- Spring Brook Academy teaches children aged 4 to 16. It is a special school in Oldham.
- Who is the headteacher of Spring Brook Academy?
- The headteacher of Spring Brook Academy is Mr Andrew Howard, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Spring Brook Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Spring Brook Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Spring Brook Academy?
- Spring Brook Academy has 113 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 16.
- Is Spring Brook Academy full?
- Spring Brook Academy has capacity for 78 pupils and 113 on roll (145%), 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 Spring Brook Academy a faith school?
- No. Spring Brook Academy has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Spring Brook Academy?
- Spring Brook Academy is part of NEW BRIDGE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Spring Brook Academy have?
- The schools register lists Spring Brook Academy'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 Spring Brook Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Spring Brook Academy's absence rate?
- Spring Brook Academy's overall absence rate is 27.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Spring Brook Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Spring Brook Academy'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 2 July 2026.