Spring Brook School
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Primary & Secondary
Special school
PUPILS
68
AGES
4 - 16
GENDER
Mixed
TYPE
Community special school

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How Does The School Perform?

Requires Improvement
NATIONAL AVG. 2.09
Ofsted Inspection
(02/12/2014)
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2.9:1
NATIONAL AVG. 19.9:1
Pupil/Teacher ratio
45.9%
NATIONAL AVG. 17.7%
Persistent Absence
2.9%
NATIONAL AVG. 22.0%
Pupils first language
not English
Dean Street
Failsworth
Oldham
M35 0DQ
0161 7708281

School Description

All pupils have a statement of special educational needs relating to their social, emotional and behavioural needs. Pupils are drawn from across the local authority. Some pupils have additional learning difficulties, particularly relating to difficulties with literacy. Many of the pupils have been excluded from previous settings before joining the school. The proportion of pupils from minority ethnic backgrounds is about half the national average and none is reported to speak English as an additional language. More than three quarters of pupils are known to be eligible for support through the pupil premium which is much higher than the national average. Pupil premium is additional funding for those known to be eligible for free school meals and for those who are looked after by the local authority. The number of pupils who are looked after is high. At the time of its previous inspection, Spring Brook School provided for primary-aged pupils only but in September 2013 it extended its age range to provide for pupils up to the age of 16. The first pupils in the Key Stage 3 and 4 provision transferred to the school from a pupil referral unit. The school now operates with upper and lower school departments on two sites, some 2.6 miles apart. The lower school is colocated with a mainstream primary school. The school makes use of a number of alternative off-site education providers, including Oldham College, Kick Start, Well-Being Service and Raise the Youth. The current headteacher took up her post in May 2013. At the time of the inspection and at the request of the headteacher, a lead teacher from a partner special school had been seconded to Spring Brook for a term to provide support to leaders and managers in their planning for school improvement.

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