Brook View School, Preston
Brook View School is a special school for pupils aged 8 to 19 in Preston. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in May 2025.
- Ofsted
- Good (2025)
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Brook View School in detail
Brook View School in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, rugby, cricket, cooking, gardening, Duke of Edinburgh, forest school and cheerleading.
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other special schools to Brook View School are Hillside Specialist School and College (0.8 miles, Good); TRUST-Education Group Ltd (2.1 miles); and Sir Tom Finney Community High School (5.3 miles, Good).
Hillside Specialist School and CollegeTRUST-Education Group LtdSir Tom Finney Community High School
Who goes there
Almost every pupil at Brook View School has an education, health and care plan (10 of 10 in 2026).
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Brook View School.
2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Ward Green Lane (by), 140 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 1 crime within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Lancashire (109).
Sources: DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Safeguarding: effective
Independent school standards
Met all the independent school standards.
- Part 1: quality of educationMet
- Part 2: pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural developmentMet
- Part 3: welfare, health and safetyMet
- Part 4: suitability of staff and proprietorsMet
- Part 5: premises and accommodationMet
- Part 6: information for parentsMet
- Part 7: handling of complaintsMet
- Part 8: leadership and managementMet
Source: Ofsted, non-association independent schools inspections and outcomes (Open Government Licence)
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's May 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Brook View School excels at creating a caring environment where pupils feel safe and settled. Staff have a deep understanding of each pupil's individual needs and use this to deliver a broad, rich curriculum tailored to how each child learns best. The school places strong emphasis on communication and helping pupils express their feelings and choices, while building their confidence and independence over time.
Key Strengths
- Staff build strong, nurturing relationships with pupils and understand their individual needs, personalities and preferences very well
- Teachers use effective methods to check pupils' understanding and build learning on what pupils already know
- The school is rigorous about ensuring pupils attend regularly, with unauthorised absences being rare
- Communication and language development is central to the curriculum with planned repetition to help pupils understand functional language
- Personal, social, health and economic education is woven throughout all learning, including effective relationships education
Areas for Improvement
- Some aspects of the curriculum lack clear goals and milestones, which means staff don't always have enough guidance to fully adapt learning to help pupils achieve their best outcomes
- The careers education, information and guidance programme is at an early stage - pupils need more opportunities to develop wider life skills and independence for their future
- While pupils take part in some community activities, they need broader experiences to prepare them better for life in modern Britain
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with robust policies meeting current statutory requirements and regular health and safety checks in place.
Extracurricular Activities
Trips to local fire station, mosaic making, outdoor cooking, community visits
Brook View School is a specialist independent school for pupils aged 8-19 with autism and other complex needs. The school has been judged as Good overall, maintaining its previous rating, with a new leadership team focused on continued improvement.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 3 nearby schools
Keep up with Brook View School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 0 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Lancashire is 12 (the median across 707 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
40%
Available places
10 pupils
25 places
15 spare places
as recorded on GIAS
Area Demand Pressure - Preston
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Preston
Across Lancashire council
Places available
14,702
Applications
13,782
Got 1st preference
87.1%
Got preferred school
97.2%
All secondary applications across Lancashire council (2026/27), not just this school.
Inspection History(9)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
0
SEN Support
10
EHC Plans
100.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Brook View School is not approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
No need-level breakdown available
Pupil Demographics
Key Indicators
10
Total Pupils
9
Boys
1
Girls
2026 academic year
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Questions parents ask about Brook View School
What is Brook View School's Ofsted rating?
Brook View School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in May 2025.
Does Brook View School meet the independent school standards?
At its most recent standard inspection, in May 2025, Brook View School met all the independent school standards.
How many pupils go to Brook View School?
Brook View School has around 10 pupils on roll.
Does Brook View School have specialist SEN provision?
Brook View School is not approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
How do I apply to Brook View School?
Brook View School is an independent school and runs its own admissions rather than going through the local authority. Contact the school directly for entry requirements, assessment dates, fees and any bursaries.
How many road collisions happen near Brook View School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 0 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Lancashire is 12 (the median across 707 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Brook View School?
Brook View School is at Ward Green Lane, Ribchester, Preston, Lancashire, PR3 3YB.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)