The Nest
Report card: Strong standard
Brownhills Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 4JUOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
The Nest is a special school in Stoke-on-Trent for ages 7 to 17. It is one of the 113 schools in Stoke-on-Trent. Its latest Ofsted outcome is a report card, from an inspection in May 2026.
Ofsted report card
Inspected 19 May 2026, report published 28 June 2026
Each area is graded from urgent improvement to exceptional, and safeguarding is either met or not met.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Pupil numbers and mix
24 pupils on roll, with places for 30
Schools near The Nest
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Oaks | 0.3 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Alpha Learning Staffordshire | 1 mile | Report card: Needs attention to expected standard | Attainment 8: 5.0 |
| Watermill School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 0% met the expected standard |
| North Road Academy | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 29.2 |
| Kaleidoscope School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
School details
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Sector
- Independent
- Age range
- 7 to 17
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Liam Barlow
- Phone
- 07990034611
- Address
- Brownhills Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 4JU
- Local authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- URN
- 148131
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.