Brook Green Centre for Learning
Bodmin Road, Whitleigh, Plymouth, PL5 4DZ
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Holt
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Plymouth Moor View
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 98
- Pupils on roll
- 111
- URN
- 113648
- Local authority
- Plymouth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01752773875
About this school
Brook Green Centre for Learning is a community special school in Plymouth. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 111 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Brook Green Centre for Learning, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 22 | 20 | 22 |
| Attainment 8 score | 5.0 | 3.8 | 4.9 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.08 -1.68 to -0.47 | -1.27 -1.99 to -0.56 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Brook Green Centre for Learning has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Plymouth average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5 | 39.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 3.8 | 41.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 4.9 | 42 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 103 |
| 2023/24 | 99 |
| 2024/25 | 106 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 59.43%
- English as an additional language
- 0.9%
- Overall absence
- 10.28%
- Persistent absence
- 25.69%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Mill Ford School0.6 miles
Special schools · Plymouth
-
Woodlands School0.8 miles
Special schools · Plymouth
-
Mount Tamar School1.2 miles
Academies · Plymouth
-
Courtlands School1.6 miles
Academies · Plymouth
-
King's School2.0 miles
Independent schools · Plymouth
Other schools in Plymouth
- ACE Schools Plymouth Academies
- Cann Bridge School Special schools
- Chapel Bridge School Special schools
- Courtlands School Academies
- Longcause Community Special School Special schools
- Mill Ford School Special schools
- Mount Tamar School Academies
- Woodlands School Special schools
- Ham Drive Nursery School and Day Care Nursery
- Plym Bridge Nursery School and Day Care Nursery
- Austin Farm Academy Primary
- Beechwood Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Brook Green Centre for Learning teach?
- Brook Green Centre for Learning teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a special school in Plymouth.
- Who is the headteacher of Brook Green Centre for Learning?
- The headteacher of Brook Green Centre for Learning is Mrs Sarah Holt, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Brook Green Centre for Learning been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Brook Green Centre for Learning, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Brook Green Centre for Learning?
- Brook Green Centre for Learning has 111 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Brook Green Centre for Learning full?
- Brook Green Centre for Learning has capacity for 98 pupils and 111 on roll (113%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Brook Green Centre for Learning a faith school?
- No. Brook Green Centre for Learning has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Brook Green Centre for Learning have?
- The schools register lists Brook Green Centre for Learning's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Brook Green Centre for Learning's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 5 in 2022/23 and 4.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Brook Green Centre for Learning's absence rate?
- Brook Green Centre for Learning's overall absence rate is 10.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Brook Green Centre for Learning's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Brook Green Centre for Learning's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.