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Brookfield School

Community special school · Mixed · Lancashire

Fouldrey Avenue, Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 7HE

Website 01253886895

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 22/03/2022

Application demand

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No council data

Attendance

72.6%

59.1% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

93

Capacity used

Nearly full

96%

97 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Details

Type
Community special school
Age range
11–16
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Robert Brocklebank
Address
Fouldrey Avenue, Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 7HE
Phone
01253886895
Local authority
Lancashire
Ward / constituency
Breck · Fylde
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
119895

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals54%——
English as additional language1%——
SEN support0%——
100% boys (93)0% girls (0)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

93 pupils · 97 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 26

    16 June 2026

    S5 Inspection · report card

    InclusionExpected standard
    AchievementExpected standard
    Safeguarding standardsMet
    Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
    Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
    Leadership and governanceExpected standard
    Early yearsNot applicable
    Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
    Post-16 provisionNot applicable
  2. 22

    22 March 2022

    Full graded inspection

    Good overall effectiveness
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
    Leadership and managementGood
  3. 19

    14 November 2019

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 88 pupils

Attendance

72.6%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

27.4%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

59.1%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

28.4%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

8.4%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

51%
20/21
66%
21/22
61%
22/23
58%
23/24
59%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

GCSE results over time

10.120199.120227.62023320244.12025

Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Attainment 84.146
Grade 5+ English & maths0%46%
Grade 4+ English & maths5%65%
Entering EBacc0%40%
EBacc average point score0.244.1
Pupils in cohort20—

How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2018/2019)

Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.

Disadvantaged pupils
-1.95
Other pupils
-2.06
Low prior attainers
-1.81
Boys
-2.01

Results by subject

Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.

GCSE

Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.

SubjectEntriesGrade 7+Grade 5+Grade 4+
Mathematics120%0%8%
English Language120%0%8%
History50%0%0%
Art and Design10%0%0%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.