Armfield Academy
Free schools · 1,221 pupils
83% stayed in education · Attainment 8 35.6
Other independent special school
Spen Brook School
- Pupils on roll
- 14of 24 places
- Free school meals
- —
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 3
- Ofsted
- Not covered by Ofsted school inspections
What the data says
The Department for Education has not published where Spen Brook School’s Year 11 leavers went next, so this page relies on the school’s results and subjects.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Blackpool and England.
The Department for Education has not published destination figures for this school (new school, small cohort or not a state-funded school).
GCSE results 2025
No published Key Stage 4 results for this school.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 1 | 33% | 89% | — | 20% | — |
Where Spen Brook School is
Other secondary schools in Blackpool are shown for comparison; darker blue means more Year 11 leavers stayed in education. The last distance at which this school offered places is not yet on file — it comes from Blackpool’s allocation statistics.
Other secondary schools in Blackpool
Blackpool Aspire Academy
Academy sponsor led · 799 pupils
76% stayed in education · Attainment 8 36.7
Highfield Leadership Academy
Academy sponsor led · 751 pupils
72% stayed in education · Attainment 8 30.0
Montgomery Academy
Academy converter · 1,192 pupils
76% stayed in education · Attainment 8 40.0
South Shore Academy
Academy sponsor led · 550 pupils
60% stayed in education · Attainment 8 26.3
St George's School A Church of England Academy
Academy converter · 1,038 pupils
82% stayed in education · Attainment 8 55.5
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.