The Brookfield School
Academy special converter · Mixed · Herefordshire, County of
Grandstand Road, Hereford, HR4 9NG
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 12/10/2021
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
83.4%
47.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
117
Capacity used
Nearly full93%
126 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Academy special converter
- Age range
- 7–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Michelle Parkes
- Address
- Grandstand Road, Hereford, HR4 9NG
- Phone
- 01432265153
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Ward / constituency
- Widemarsh · Hereford and South Herefordshire
- Area
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 149855
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 70% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: MERCIAN EDUCATIONAL TRUST
117 pupils · 126 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 21
12 October 2021
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 138 pupils
Attendance
83.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
16.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
47.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
9.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.4%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 0% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 0% | 8% |
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 0% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 0% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 0% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.45 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 14 | — |
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.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 10 | 0% | 0% | 10% | |
| Biology | 9 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Language | 9 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Literature | 9 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Statistics | 4 | 0% | 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.