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Billing Brook Special School
All-through · Mixed · Ages 4–19 · Special academy
Penistone Road, Lumbertubs, Northampton NN3 8EZ · billingbrook.co.uk · 01604 773910
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2025
- GCSEs, 2023/24
- 0.3
- average Attainment 8 score. West Northamptonshire 45.1, England 45.9
- Pupils
- 257
- 37 over 220 places · 117%
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 39.5%
- First language not English
- 18.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2023/24 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 0.3, and 0% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across West Northamptonshire it was 45.1, and across England 45.9.
In 2024/25, 0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across West Northamptonshire it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Key stage 2 results
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼0% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| Reading | n/a | 106 | |
| Maths | n/a | 105 | |
| Grammar and spelling | n/a | 105 | |
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | 46 | ||
| n/a | 45.4% | ||
| n/a | 64.8% | ||
| n/a | 40.5% | ||
| n/a | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Further education | 17.2 | −7.8 |
| Other education | 79.3 | +7.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.4 | +0.3 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 26 March 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Billing Brook Special School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 25 Mar 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Outstanding, ungraded inspection, Oct 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Outstanding
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jun 2015Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding Mar 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (58 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 58
- 23% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 22% who had a child bullied
based on 57 parents (98%) with SEND