New Focus Education
Cottam Centre, Cottam Lane, Preston, PR2 1AF
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 6 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Anita Cameron
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Preston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 30
- Pupils on roll
- 17
- URN
- 151120
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 07950125471
About this school
New Focus Education is an independent special school in Preston. It teaches children aged 6 to 16 and has 17 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected New Focus Education 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
New Focus Education has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in February 2025, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
School context
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 17
Location
Nearby schools
-
Royal Cross Primary School0.7 miles
Special schools · Preston
-
Cedar Lodge School0.7 miles
Special schools · Preston
-
Moorbrook School1.1 miles
Special schools · Preston
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Pioneer TEC1.4 miles
Special schools · Preston
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Abrar Academy1.4 miles
Independent schools · Preston
Other schools in Preston
- Acorns Primary School Special schools
- Applebee Wood School Academies
- Brook View School Special schools
- Cedar Lodge School Special schools
- Hillside Specialist School and College Special schools
- Kirkham Pear Tree School Special schools
- Larches High School Local authority maintained schools
- Moorbrook School Special schools
- Oakfield House School Special schools
- Pioneer TEC Special schools
- Progress School Special schools
- Royal Cross Primary School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does New Focus Education teach?
- New Focus Education teaches children aged 6 to 16. It is a special school in Preston.
- Who is the headteacher of New Focus Education?
- The headteacher of New Focus Education is Mrs Anita Cameron, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has New Focus Education been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected New Focus Education 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 New Focus Education?
- New Focus Education has 17 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 6 to 16.
- Is New Focus Education full?
- New Focus Education has capacity for 30 pupils and 17 on roll (57%), 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 New Focus Education a faith school?
- No. New Focus Education has no designated religious character.
- Is New Focus Education a selective school?
- No. New Focus Education is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does New Focus Education publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for New Focus Education. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 25 July 2026.