Lyme Brook Independent School
Other · Other independent special school · Ages 8–16 · Newcastle Under-Lyme, Staffordshire
Lyme Brook Independent School is an other school in Newcastle Under-Lyme, Staffordshire for ages 8–16 (other independent special school).
Key facts
- Address
- 90 King Street, Newcastle Under-Lyme, ST5 1JB
- Type
- Other independent special school
- Phase
- Other
- Ages
- 8–16
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Council
- Staffordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 6 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
- “This is a small school with a big heart.”
- “The well-established ethos of kindness is shared by all members of the school community.”
- “This means that the school is a safe and happy place to be.”
To improve
- “On the rare occasion when this is not the case, pupils struggle to remember what they have been previously taught.”
- “This means pupils do not always do as well as they could.”
- “In a few cases where learning is not as consistently well planned, the work given to pupils does not enable them to meet the aims of the curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 October 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:
- 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 Staffordshire.
- Demetae Academy 0.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Newcastle-under-Lyme School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Blackfriars Academy 0.7 mi School remains Outstanding
- Merryfields School 0.8 mi Standards maintained
- Coppice Academy 0.9 mi Not judged
- Cedars - Newcastle, Moorlands and Darwin Bases 1.3 mi School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
- Kaleidoscope School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Aurora Hanley School 3.7 mi No Ofsted grade