Newfield School

School Name: Newfield School
Address: Old Bank Lane, Off Shadsworth Road
Town/City: Blackburn
County: Lancashire
Postcode: BB1 2PW
Telephone Number: 01254 588600
Website: www.newfield.org.uk

Phase: Ages 4-19
Type: Community special school
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2000

Headteacher: Mrs Rachel Kay
Capacity: 190
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 242 (73% boys & 27% girls)
Enrollment: 127% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 45.6%

• SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
• VI - Visual Impairment
• HI - Hearing Impairment
• SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
• ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
• MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment
• PD - Physical Disability
• MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
• SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
• PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty

URN: 132051
DfE Number: 889/7107
UKPRN: 10016716
UPRN: 10010317248
Region: North West (E12000002)
District: Blackburn with Darwen (E06000008)
Constituency: Blackburn (E14001102)
Electoral Ward: Audley & Queen's Park (E05011508)

Easting & Northing: 370045E, 426812N
Latitude & Longitude: 53° 44' 14.88" N 2° 27' 19.65" W
Plus Code: 9C5VPGPV+XR

DfE Record: View record

1. Shadsworth Junior School (0.5km)
2. Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy (0.5km)
3. St Antony's RC Primary School (0.7km)
4. Audley Junior School (0.9km)
5. Audley Infant School (0.9km)
6. Blackburn Central High School (1.0km)
7. Shadsworth Infant School (1.0km)
8. Al Islah Girls' High School (1.2km)
9. St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn (1.2km)
10. Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary School (1.3km)