Brewood Secondary School
86 London Road, Deal, CT14 9TR
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Alex Leng
- Constituency
- Dover and Deal
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 70
- Pupils on roll
- 48
- URN
- 119021
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01304363000
About this school
Brewood Secondary School is an independent special school in Deal. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 48 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Brewood Secondary School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Brewood Secondary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in July 1995, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 7 | 13 | 11 |
| Attainment 8 score | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 14% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
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 Brewood Secondary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Kent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.4 | 37.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 2.6 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 2.8 | 37.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 34 |
| 2023/24 | 35 |
| 2024/25 | 39 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 48
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ripplevale School2.0 miles
Special schools · Deal
-
Learning Opportunities Centre Secondary2.6 miles
Special schools · Deal
-
Northbourne Park School3.7 miles
Independent schools · Deal
-
The Davenport School4.3 miles
Special schools · Sandwich
-
Portal House School4.8 miles
Special schools · Dover
Other schools in Deal
- Learning Opportunities Centre Secondary Special schools
- Ripplevale School Special schools
- Deal Parochial Church of England Primary School Primary
- Hornbeam Primary School Primary
- Kingsdown and Ringwould Church of England Primary School Primary
- Northbourne Church of England Primary School Primary
- Sandown School Primary
- Sholden Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primary
- The Downs Church of England Primary School Primary
- Warden House Primary School Primary
- Worth Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Brewood Secondary School teach?
- Brewood Secondary School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a special school in Deal.
- Who is the headteacher of Brewood Secondary School?
- The headteacher of Brewood Secondary School is Mr Alex Leng, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Brewood Secondary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Brewood Secondary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Brewood Secondary School?
- Brewood Secondary School has 48 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Brewood Secondary School full?
- Brewood Secondary School has capacity for 70 pupils and 48 on roll (69%), so it has space against 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 Brewood Secondary School a faith school?
- No. Brewood Secondary School has no designated religious character.
- How have Brewood Secondary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 3.4 in 2022/23 and 2.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Brewood Secondary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Brewood Secondary School'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 24 July 2026.