Spen Brook School
Other · Other independent special school · Ages 11–17 · Blackpool
Spen Brook School is an other school in Blackpool for ages 11–17 (other independent special school).
Key facts
- Address
- (former Hawes Side Library), Hawes Side Lane, Blackpool, FY4 5AJ
- Type
- Other independent special school
- Phase
- Other
- Ages
- 11–17
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Blackpool
- Pupils on roll
- 14 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- z of pupils eligible
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Strengths
- “Spen Brook School is a special place to learn.”
- “Pupils arrive at the school following substantial periods of disrupted education and quickly begin to flourish.”
- “The school takes account of pupils’ previous experiences to help pupils to re-engage successfully with their learning.”
To improve
- “However, links are not always made to prior learning.”
- “This means that sometimes opportunities are missed to enable pupils to draw on previously taught content.”
- “This hinders pupils from learning as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 November 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
More with a 3-month pass
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Earlier years of exam results
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby other schools
Straight-line distance, in Blackpool.
- Armfield Academy 0.8 mi Good
- Educational Diversity 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- The Maple School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- BFC School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Park Community Academy 1.2 mi School remains Outstanding
- Woodlands School 1.2 mi School remains Good
- Blackpool Skills Academy 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Tower Learning Centre Independent School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade