Moorbrook School, Preston

Good
Special
Community special school
Mixed
Ages 1116

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Claire Thompson
Pupils:84 / 73 capacity
LA:Lancashire
Phone:01772774752
Address:Ainslie Road, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 3DB
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago
-

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Inspected 25 February 2025View full report
URN:119866
UKPRN:10016604
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Preston
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its May 2018 inspection — up from Requires Improvement.

Rated Good for

Leadership & management.

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At a Glance

63.1%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

Class Sizes

0.0

Avg class size

0

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Symonds Road (by)
135m · 2 min walk
Linton Street (by)
154m · 3 min walk
Plungington Road (by)
171m · 3 min walk
Clinic (opp)
259m · 4 min walk
Lorraine Avenue (opp)
287m · 5 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

115%

Over capacity

84 pupils

73 capacity

11 places over capacity

Area Demand Pressure - Preston

Medium pressure
New homes approved:3,777
Projected new pupils:680

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Preston

Admissions Demand - Lancashire

Low demand0.93x oversubscription

Places available

14,786

Applications

13,820

Got 1st preference

86.3%

Got preferred school

96.8%

Secondary admissions across Lancashire (2025/26)

Inspection History(17)

25 February 2025
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
3 October 2023
23 May 2018
Leadership & ManagementGood

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

36.89458%

Overall absence

73.41772%

Persistent absence

79

Enrolments

Authorised29.55861%
Unauthorised7.33597%
Persistent (10%+)73.41772%
Severe (50%+)41.77215%

Absence trend

27.77225%
18/19
21.78521%
20/21
35.44503%
21/22
41.09568%
22/23
42.72045%
23/24
36.89458%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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