Billing Brook Special School is a school located in Northampton. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 18/06/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.1%, which is 1.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Penistone Road, Northampton, NN3 8EZ
Website: www.billingbrook.co.uk
Telephone: 01604773910
School Type: Academy special converter
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: West Northamptonshire
Headteacher / Principal: Karen Lewis
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 140436

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 18/06/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 220
Number of Pupils: 244
Number of Boys: 190
Number of Girls: 54

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.7 Confidence interval -5 to 1.7
Writing
Average: -1.7 Confidence interval -4.8 to 1.4
Maths
Average: -1.7 Confidence interval -4.6 to 1.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:
England Average:105

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -1.39 Confidence interval -1.95 to -0.83
Of the 20 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 20 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:0%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:94%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:0%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:2.6
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:0.15
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Parklands Nursery School
Spinney Hill Road , NN3 6DW 		4out of 4 2,664 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Wallace Road Nursery School
Wallace Road , NN2 7EE 		4out of 4 3,171 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lumbertubs Primary School
Tonmead Road , NN3 8HZ 		2out of 4 231 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Lings Primary School
Hayeswood Road , Lings NN3 8NN 		3out of 4 479 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Woodvale Primary Academy
Crestwood Road , Lings Way NN3 8JJ 		3out of 4 861 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
The Arbours Primary Academy
St Gregory's Road , The Arbours NN3 3QF 		3out of 4 873 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Thorplands Primary School
Farm Field Court , Thorplands NN3 8AQ 		3out of 4 1,232 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Northampton Academy
Wellingborough Road , NN3 8NH 		3out of 4 400 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Weston Favell Academy
Booth Lane South , NN3 3EZ 		2out of 4 936 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Thomas Becket Catholic School
Becket Way , Kettering Road North NN3 6HT 		2out of 4 2,272 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Northampton School for Girls
Spinney Hill Road , NN3 6DG 		4out of 4 2,975 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Northampton College
Main Campus , Booth Lane NN3 3RF 		- not rated 1,096 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Billing Brook Special School
Penistone Road , Lumbertubs NN3 8EZ 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Greenfields Specialist School for Communication
Prentice Court , Lings Way NN3 8XS 		3out of 4 1,335 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Spires Academy
59-77 Sheep Street , NN1 2NE 		- not rated 2,135 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School
OneSchool Global Uk, Northampton Primary Campus
468a Billing Road East , NN3 3LF 		- not rated 2,347 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
On Track Education Centre Northants
unit 6, Quarry Park Close , Moulton Park NN3 6QB 		- not rated 2,494 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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