Lyme Brook Independent School
Lyme Brook Independent School is an independent special school in Newcastle Under-Lyme for boys and girls aged 8 to 16. It has 6 pupils and room for 16.
90 King Street, Newcastle Under-Lyme, ST5 1JB01782 987520lymebrookschool.org.ukHeadteacher David Thomas Cantillon headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
1 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
The government hasn't published this school's headline results. Fewer than eleven pupils sat the exams, so the figures could identify individual children.
Getting a place
Grammar school. This is a grammar school, so places depend on an entrance test.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Staffordshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 40% | 14% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 60% | 86% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demetae Academy | Independent | 160 m | 50 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme School | Independent | 420 m | 868 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Harpfield Primary Academy | Academy | 500 m | 226 | Not inspected | 61 | Compare |
| Hassell Primary School | Council | 630 m | 173 | Good 2023 | 28 | Compare |
| May Bank Infants' School | Council | 0.6 miles | 173 | Good 2023 | 70 | Compare |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 444 | Good 2022 | 64 | Compare |
| Hempstalls Primary School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 501 | No overall grade 2024 | 63 | Compare |
| Blackfriars Academy | Academy | 0.7 miles | 121 | Outstanding 2023 | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Lyme Brook Independent School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Lyme Brook Independent School yet.
How many pupils does Lyme Brook Independent School have?
6 pupils aged 8 to 16 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 16 places, so it is 38% full.
Does Lyme Brook Independent School have an entrance exam?
Yes. It is a grammar school, so places depend on an entrance test, usually sat in September of Year 6. Check the school's admissions page for the test dates and the pass mark.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 90 King Street, Newcastle Under-Lyme, ST5 1JB
- Telephone
- 01782 987520
- Website
- lymebrookschool.org.uk
- Headteacher
- Headteacher David Thomas Cantillon
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 8-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Ward
- Town
- Constituency
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 13 June 2019 (new provision)
- URN
- 146982 · LAESTAB 8606051
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.