New Focus Education
Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
Cottam Centre, Cottam Lane, Preston, PR2 1AFOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
New Focus Education is a special school in Preston for ages 6 to 16. It is one of the 692 schools in Lancashire. Its latest Ofsted outcome is a report card, from an inspection in March 2026.
Ofsted report card
Inspected 17 March 2026, report published 11 June 2026
Each area is graded from urgent improvement to exceptional, and safeguarding is either met or not met.
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Needs attention
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Safeguarding
- Met
Pupil numbers and mix
17 pupils on roll, with places for 30
Schools near New Focus Education
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Cross Primary School | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | 0% met the expected standard |
| Cedar Lodge School | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | Not published |
| Moorbrook School | 1 mile | Ofsted judgements: Good | Attainment 8: 3.5 |
| Pioneer TEC | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Acorns Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted judgements: Outstanding | 0% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Sector
- Independent
- Age range
- 6 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Anita Cameron
- Phone
- 07950125471
- Address
- Cottam Centre, Cottam Lane, Preston, PR2 1AF
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- URN
- 151120
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.