The Brooksbank School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Good Apr 1 2025 Ofsted report
- 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
- 1470 (85% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.2%
- Girls
- 48.8%
- First language not English
- 5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.4%
- Persistent absence
- 21.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.7%
White British 86.7%
Pakistani 4.6%
Mixed 4%
Other White 1.8%
African 1%
Other 0.6%
Indian 0.5%
Other Asian 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 12%
Local authority average 33%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 55%
Local authority average 50%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 50.6
Local authority average 48.6
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.12
Local authority average 4.18
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 28 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 39 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 72 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 54 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 8 |
| Biology | GCSE | 54 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 54 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 30 |
| English Language | GCSE | 263 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 260 |
Admissions
The Brooksbank School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 253
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 215
- 2nd preference
- 72
- 3rd preference
- 61
- From another Local Authority
- 27
Offers
- 1st preference
- 215
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 10
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 250 125 125 |
| Year 8 | 285 153 132 |
| Year 9 | 268 148 120 |
| Year 10 | 275 121 154 |
| Year 11 | 264 141 123 |
| Year 12 | 82 42 40 |
| Year 13 | 46 22 24 |