The Brooksbank School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- No rating
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Unique reference
- 149531
- Address
- Victoria Road, HX5 0QG
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1533 (91% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.2%
- Girls
- 48.8%
- First language not English
- 3.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 25%
- Persistent absence
- 22.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.0%
White British 87.3%
Pakistani 5.2%
Mixed 3.5%
Other White 2%
African 0.6%
Other 0.5%
Indian 0.3%
Other Asian 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Admissions
The Brooksbank School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 240
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 207
- 2nd preference
- 73
- 3rd preference
- 72
- From another Local Authority
- 47
Offers
- 1st preference
- 207
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 7
- To another Local Authority
- 11
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 294 158 136 |
| Year 8 | 273 152 121 |
| Year 9 | 277 121 156 |
| Year 10 | 269 143 126 |
| Year 11 | 273 146 127 |
| Year 12 | 48 22 26 |
| Year 13 | 99 43 56 |