Billing Brook Special School

Billing Brook Special School is a special all-through school for pupils aged 4-19 years in West Northamptonshire. The main school is situated on Penistone Road and features an on-site Early Years provision (Duckling Class).  There is also a sixth-form setting on Holmecross Road. Billing Brook Special School is run as a single academy trust.

Type: Specialist School

Age Range: EYFS-KS5 (Ages 4-19)

Primary Area of Need: Cognition and Learning

Secondary Areas of Need:

• Communication and Interaction
• Sensory and/or Physical Needs

Children Most Likely to be Considered for Admission

• Primary need Cognition & Learning
• Learning disabilities requiring specialist provision
• May have communication, sensory or physical needs
• Requires personalised curriculum

What Does the Provision Offer?

• Specialist teaching for pupils with learning difficulties.
• Individualised learning pathways.
• Small-step approaches to learning.
• Early Years to Sixth Form

Not suitable for children who

• Needs can be met in mainstream
• Primary need SEMH

Curriculum and Learning

Specialist curriculum focused on communication, independence, life skills and adulthood preparation

Mainstream Inclusion

No mainstream inclusion. Specialist school.

Key Things for Parents to Know

• Preparation for adulthood is an important focus, particularly within the Post-16 provision.
• The school aims to help pupils develop communication, independence, confidence and life skills alongside academic learning.

All pupils will have an Education, Health, and Care (EHC) Plan. The Local Authority will have identified their needs as requiring placement at Billing Brook Special School.

Resources:

• Billing Brook Special School - School SEND Policy, 2026 to 2027 and SEN Information Report, 2026-2027 (link) 

Additional Information

SENCo: Nikki Kennedy (nikkikennedy@bbrook.co.uk)