Billing Brook Special School
Academy special converter school in Northampton (West Northamptonshire).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
At Billing Brook School, we are proud to be an all-age special school dedicated to providing exceptional education for children and young people with cognition and learning difficulties, as well as communication and interaction challenges. Currently 75% of our pupils are autistic, with cognition and learning difficulties.
Our nurturing environment is tailored to meet the unique needs of each pupil, fostering growth, understanding, and progress. We are unable to cater for children and young people with a primary need identified as Social, Emotional and Mental Health difficulties or those working at age related expectations.
Our school's ethos and ways of working are encapsulated by our core values of kindness, curiosity, and belonging. These values guide our actions, interactions, and decision-making, fostering a positive and inclusive environment for everyone. We embrace neurodiversity .
Our teaching methods are tailored to accommodate the diverse needs of our pupil population , ensuring that every pupil thrives. We celebrate the unique strengths that arise from diverse minds and provide support to focus on building pupils communication, resilience, and independence. Our goal is to empower them to lead a life filled with meaningful and purposeful activities.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
6 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Basketball
- Coding
- Football
- Lego
- Tennis
- Times Tables Rock Stars
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
Key facts
- URN
- 140436
- Type
- Academy special converter
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Northampton North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2013
Governing body (13 current, 0 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.9 governors are linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Simon John Philp Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Gemma O'Reilly Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Tina Abraham Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Nikki Kennedy | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2024 | |
| Mrs Sarah Louise Ryall Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Adam Clarke | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 |
| Mrs Tracey Carter | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2023 | |
| Mr Ian Barber Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Philip David Spokes Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2028 |
| Mr Gurdeep Sembhi Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2028 |
| Mr Michael Thompson Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Mr Matthew Lister Confirmed same person | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2020 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Debbie Withers | MemberTrust members | Appointed by GB/board | since 2020 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record