Moorbrook School
Community special school in Preston (Lancashire).
Who runs this school
iGet Information about Schools (DfE), via WhatSchool, record last changed 01-10-2026.- Maintained by
- Lancashire (local council)
- Type of school
- Community special school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Admissions authority
- Local council
- Federation
- Not part of a federation
- Trust
- Not part of an academy trust
On Governance Register
iGovernors: Get Information about Schools governance data, as held on Governance Register. School counts: Get Information about Schools, extract of 24 Oct 2026.- 5 governors are listed for this school on Governance Register. See the Overview.
- Lancashire has 703 schools on the register, including 27 council-maintained special schools. See them all.
What this means
- Funding
- Funded by the local council from the government's school funding, using a local formula. The council also provides some central services.
- Staff and buildings
- The local council employs the staff and owns the land and buildings.
- Admissions
- The local council is the admissions authority and sets the admissions policy.
- Governance
- A governing body, usually with parent, staff, council and community governors, is responsible for running the school.
General explanation of how this type of school works in England, not a statement about this school. See GOV.UK types of school.