Brookfield Community SchoolHighfields School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Brookfield Community School and Highfields School are secondary schools.
Brookfield Community School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Highfields School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average). Brookfield Community School is ahead on our composite score.
Brookfield Community School was judged Good and Highfields School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 52.0 for Brookfield Community School and 49.6 for Highfields School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Brookfield Community School (54.6 in 2021-22, 52.0 in 2025-26) and has held broadly level at Highfields School (50.2 in 2022-23, 49.6 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | ChesterfieldBrookfield Community School | MatlockHighfields School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C64/100Stronger figure | C61/100 | |
| Local ranking | 7th of 45 in Derbyshire Stronger figure | 13th of 45 in Derbyshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,156 | 1,298 | |
| Capacity | 1,110 | 1,394 | |
| Location | Chesterfield, S40 3NS | Matlock, DE4 5NA | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 52.0 Stronger figure | 49.6 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 55.6% Stronger figure | 50.0% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 78.9% Stronger figure | 75.4% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 180 | 224 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 130 | 106 | |
| A-level average points | 34.2 | 35.2 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C+ | B- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 35.0 | 35.8 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 11.8% | 18.8% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,168 | 1,295 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 20.8% | 25.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 3.2% | 3.0% | |
| SEN support | 13.7% | 10.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.8% | 2.2% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.0% | 7.1% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 18.8% | 14.6% Stronger figure | 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.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
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.
Brookfield Community School
Highfields School
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