The Nook School
Knotts Lane, Colne, BB8 8HH
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jillian Devlin
- Constituency
- Pendle and Clitheroe
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 16
- Pupils on roll
- 14
- URN
- 146030
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Telephone
- 01282340360
About this school
The Nook School is a girls' independent special school in Lancashire. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 14 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected The Nook 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
The Nook School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in February 2019, 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 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
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 The Nook 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 | 3 |
| 2023/24 | 4 |
| 2024/25 | 7 |
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
-
Pendle View Primary School0.9 miles
Special schools · Colne
-
Pendle Community High School & College1.0 miles
Special schools · Nelson
-
Edenfield Girls' High School1.9 miles
Independent schools
-
Al-Ikhlaas Primary School2.1 miles
Independent schools · Nelson
-
Grow Independent School2.1 miles
Special schools · Barrowford
Common questions
- What ages does The Nook School teach?
- The Nook School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a special school in Lancashire.
- Who is the headteacher of The Nook School?
- The headteacher of The Nook School is Mrs Jillian Devlin, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Nook School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected The Nook 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 The Nook School?
- The Nook School has 14 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is The Nook School full?
- The Nook School has capacity for 16 pupils and 14 on roll (88%), 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 The Nook School a faith school?
- No. The Nook School has no designated religious character.
- What are The Nook School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Nook 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.