Brookfield Community SchoolOutwood Academy Newbold

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Chesterfield.

Summary of the comparison

Brookfield Community School and Outwood Academy Newbold are secondary schools in Chesterfield.

  • Brookfield Community School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Outwood Academy Newbold scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average). Brookfield Community School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Brookfield Community School was judged Good and Outwood Academy Newbold was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 50.8 for Brookfield Community School and 48.9 for Outwood Academy Newbold.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Brookfield Community School (54.6 in 2021-22, 50.8 in 2024-25) and has risen at Outwood Academy Newbold (44.5 in 2021-22, 48.9 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Brookfield Community School versus Outwood Academy Newbold compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ChesterfieldBrookfield Community SchoolChesterfieldOutwood Academy NewboldEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC65/100Stronger figureC63/100
Local ranking5th of 45 in Derbyshire Stronger figure6th of 45 in Derbyshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy sponsor led
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,168 1,011
Capacity1,110 1,028
LocationChesterfield, S40 3NS Chesterfield, S41 8BA
GCSE results
Attainment 850.8 Stronger figure48.9 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths58.0% Stronger figure50.9% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths78.4% Stronger figure72.8% 64.8%
Entering EBacc21.6% 30.1% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score4.29 Stronger figure4.22 4.09
Cohort176 173
A-level results
A-level entries130 46
A-level average points34.2 Stronger figure32.1 35.0
A-level average gradeC+ C+
Best 3 A-levels points35.0 Stronger figure33.6 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects11.8% Stronger figure6.9% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,168 1,011
Free school meals (ever 6)20.8% 36.9%
English as an additional language3.2% 4.0%
SEN support13.7% 16.1%
SEN with an EHC plan1.8% 4.3%
Attendance
Overall absence8.0% 6.1% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence18.8% 14.5% Stronger figure15.8%

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

Outwood Academy Newbold

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