The Nook School
The Nook School is an independent special school in for girls aged 11 to 18. It has 14 pupils and room for 16.
Knotts Lane, Colne, BB8 8HH01282 340360Mrs Jillian Devlin headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
3 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
Admissions policy not published.
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 Lancashire 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 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 33% | 50% | 67% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% | 67% | 50% | 33% |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Street Community Primary School | Council | 0.6 miles | 181 | No overall grade 2025 | 6 | Compare |
| Newtown Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | 0.7 miles | 93 | Good 2023 | – | Compare |
| Colne Primet Academy | Academy | 0.7 miles | 805 | Requires improvement 2023 | 3 | Compare |
| Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School | Roman Catholic | 0.7 miles | 812 | Report card 2026 | 32 | Compare |
| Colne Primet Primary School | Council | 0.7 miles | 185 | Good 2023 | 34 | Compare |
| Colne Lord Street School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 327 | Good 2023 | 40 | Compare |
| Walton Lane Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | 0.8 miles | 55 | Report card 2026 | – | Compare |
| Pendle View Primary School | Council | 0.9 miles | 132 | Outstanding 2023 | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is The Nook School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score The Nook School yet.
How many pupils does The Nook School have?
14 pupils aged 11 to 18 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 16 places, so it is 88% full. It is a girls' school.
Does The Nook School have a sixth form?
Yes.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Knotts Lane, Colne, BB8 8HH
- Telephone
- 01282 340360
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jillian Devlin
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 11-18, with sixth form
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Ward
- Waterside & Horsfield
- Constituency
- Pendle and Clitheroe
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 27 February 2019
- URN
- 146030 · LAESTAB 8886115
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.