Brook Green Centre for LearningMill Ford School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Plymouth.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Brook Green Centre for Learning and Mill Ford School in Plymouth.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
Brook Green Centre for Learning was judged strong and Mill Ford School was judged Outstanding.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Mill Ford School (0.0% in 2022-23, 0.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | PlymouthBrook Green Centre for Learning | PlymouthMill Ford School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Strong | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | |
| School type | Community special school | Community special school | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 3-19 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 111 | 149 | |
| Capacity | 98 | 108 | |
| Location | Plymouth, PL5 4DZ | Plymouth, PL5 2PY | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 4.9 | Not reported | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0.0% | Not reported | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 0.0% | Not reported | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 0.0% | Not reported | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.42 | Not reported | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 22 | 19 | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | Not reported | 0.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | Not reported | 0.0% | 8.0% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 106 | 132 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 59.4% | 55.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 0.9% | 12.9% | |
| SEN support | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 10.3% | 9.7% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 25.7% Stronger figure | 29.4% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Brook Green Centre for Learning
Mill Ford School
Full profiles: Brook Green Centre for Learning · Mill Ford School