Brookfield Community SchoolSt Mary's Catholic High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Chesterfield.
Summary of the comparison
Brookfield Community School and St Mary's Catholic High School are secondary schools in Chesterfield.
Brookfield Community School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Mary's Catholic High School scores 76 out of 100 (grade B, strong). St Mary's Catholic High School is ahead on our composite score.
Brookfield Community School was judged Good and St Mary's Catholic High School was judged Outstanding.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 50.8 for Brookfield Community School and 59.4 for St Mary's Catholic High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Brookfield Community School (54.6 in 2021-22, 50.8 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at St Mary's Catholic High School (60.2 in 2021-22, 59.4 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | ChesterfieldBrookfield Community School | ChesterfieldSt Mary's Catholic High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C65/100 | B76/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 5th of 45 in Derbyshire | 1st of 45 in Derbyshire Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,168 | 1,358 | |
| Capacity | 1,110 | 1,260 | |
| Location | Chesterfield, S40 3NS | Chesterfield, S41 8AG | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 50.8 | 59.4 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 58.0% | 73.3% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 78.4% | 85.4% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 21.6% | 52.4% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.29 | 5.39 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 176 | 206 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 130 | 161 | |
| A-level average points | 34.2 | 39.5 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C+ | B | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 35.0 | 40.1 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 11.8% | 24.3% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,168 | 1,358 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 20.8% | 17.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 3.2% | 10.5% | |
| SEN support | 13.7% | 13.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.8% | 2.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.0% | 5.9% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 18.8% | 11.5% 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
St Mary's Catholic High School
Full profiles: Brookfield Community School · St Mary's Catholic High School