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Brookside School

Community special school · Wigton · CA7 9HB

Ages 2–19 · Pre-LGR 2023 Cumbria

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census.

Gender
Mixed
School type
Community special school

Age range

Ages 2–19

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
Has Special Classes
Governance
Community special school

Location

Address
Birdcage Walk
Postcode
CA7 9HB
Town
Wigton
County
Cumbria
Local authority
Pre-LGR 2023 Cumbria
District
Allerdale
Constituency
Penrith and The Border
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community special school, Ages 2–19, in Wigton, Pre-LGR 2023 Cumbria. Notable characteristics: special school.

Open schools in Wigton
21
Academies among open schools in Wigton
5% (1)
Open schools in CA7
21

Nearby schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

  • Thomlinson Junior School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Wigton · CA7 9PG · Cumberland

    Ages 7–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM15.4%

    0.2 miles away

  • Voluntary controlled school · Secondary

    Wigton · CA7 9PX · Cumberland

    Ages 11–18

    • Att847.0
    • P8-0.1
    • EM5+50%
    • Absence10.6%

    0.2 miles away

  • Community school · Primary

    Wigton · CA7 9JR · Cumberland

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM14.1%
    • Demand1.00

    0.4 miles away

  • Boltons CofE School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Wigton · CA7 8PA · Cumberland

    Ages 4–11

    • KS258%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM3.5%
    • Demand1.00

    2.8 miles away

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