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The Brooksbank School

Victoria Road, Elland, HX5 0QG

Local ranking7th of 12 secondary schools in Calderdale
Ofsted: Good

Secondary

Phase

1703

Capacity

11-18

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Continues from The Brooksbank School (URN 137521) since 1 November 2022. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 1 April 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
Sixth form provision
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25
Average Attainment 8
50.7 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
55.7% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
75.8% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc
11.7% nat40.5%
EBacc APS
4.1 nat4.1
Cohort Size
264

A-Level Results

2024-25

C

Avg A-Level Grade

29.4

Avg Points/Entry

nat 35.0

30.5

Best 3 A-Levels

nat 35.8

27

A-Level Students

AAB+ with Facilitating
0.0% nat17.5%
Applied General Avg Points
31.1
16-18 Cohort
129

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
1470
Boys
752 (51%)
Girls
718 (49%)
Capacity
1703 (86% full)
SEND
15.0%
FSM Eligible
28.5%
EAL
5.0%
SEN with EHC Plan
3.3%
SEN Support
11.7%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
19.5:1
Teachers (FTE)
76.8
Budget per Pupil
£7,825/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
8.0% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
22.1% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 86.7%
  • Asian Pakistani: 4.6%
  • White Other: 1.8%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.5%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 1.1%
  • Black African: 1.0%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 0.8%
  • Mixed Other: 0.7%

86.7%

White British

4.6%

Asian Pakistani

1.8%

White Other

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
149531
UKPRN
10091683
Establishment No.
4008
Trust
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