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Spen Brook School

URN
130902
Phase
Not applicable
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Spen Brook School
URN
130902
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11-17
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Limited Data

65 / 100

Limited Data

Academic Outcomes

—

Inspection

—

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

65

School Compass rankings

School rankings are not currently available.

School Compass recommendation

Insufficient Data

Not enough information is available to generate a recommendation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Competition not available
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Below Average
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

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Admissions

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Where to apply

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Local authority
Blackpool
Admissions portal
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Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 4 (secondary)

Key stage 4 (secondary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 4 performance for academic year 2024/25. Progress 8 is not published for this academic year.

Attainment 8

Attainment 8

Not published

Progress 8

Progress 8

Not published

English and maths grade 5 or above

English & maths 5+

Not published

English and maths grade 4 or above

English & maths 4+

Not published

EBacc entry

EBacc entry

Not published

EBacc achievement

Location

FY4 5AJ - (former Hawes Side Library), Hawes Side Lane

Contact details

Address
(former Hawes Side Library), Hawes Side Lane
Postcode
FY4 5AJ
Phone
1253982974
Website
-
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Blackpool
Local authority code
890

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 110 schools in Blackpool.

Authority statistics

Total schools

110

Open schools

51

Closed schools

59

Primary schools

67

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

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  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • EBacc achievement

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    15

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary67 (60.9%)
    • Secondary15 (13.6%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other28 (25.5%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Hawes Side Primary School374 mPrimaryClosed
    Hawes Side Academy405 mPrimaryOpen
    Highfield Humanities College705 mSecondaryClosed
    Baines' Endowed Church of England Primary Academy710 mPrimaryOpen
    Blackpool Baines Endowed Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School710 mPrimaryClosed
    Waterloo Primary Academy752 mPrimaryOpen
    Waterloo Primary School752 mPrimaryClosed
    Highfield Leadership Academy780 mSecondaryOpen
    Marton Primary Academy and Nursery792 mPrimaryOpen
    Marton Primary School and Nursery792 mPrimaryClosed
    • Hawes Side Primary School
      Distance
      374 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Hawes Side Academy
      Distance
      405 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Highfield Humanities College
      Distance
      705 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • Baines' Endowed Church of England Primary Academy
      Distance
      710 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Not applicable) and local authority (Blackpool)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Aks BlackpoolNot applicableFY4 1JGClosed
    BFC SchoolNot applicableFY1 6JJOpen
    Blackpool Skills AcademyNot applicableFY1 4QLOpen
    Educational DiversityNot applicableFY3 9JWOpen
    Educational DiversityNot applicableFY3 9JWClosed
    • Aks Blackpool
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      FY4 1JG
      Status
      Closed
    • BFC School
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      FY1 6JJ
      Status
      Open
    • Blackpool Skills Academy
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      FY1 4QL
      Status
      Open
    • Educational Diversity
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      FY3 9JW
      Status
      Open
    • Educational Diversity
    Blackpool Baines Endowed Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
    Distance
    710 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Waterloo Primary Academy
    Distance
    752 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Waterloo Primary School
    Distance
    752 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Highfield Leadership Academy
    Distance
    780 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Marton Primary Academy and Nursery
    Distance
    792 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Marton Primary School and Nursery
    Distance
    792 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Not applicable
    Postcode
    FY3 9JW
    Status
    Closed