Brookfield School
Fouldrey Avenue, Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 7HE
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Robert Brocklebank
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Fylde
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 97
- Pupils on roll
- 93
- URN
- 119895
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01253886895
About this school
Brookfield School is a community special school in Poulton-le-Fylde. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 93 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Brookfield School, 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- 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 | 18 | 17 | 20 |
| Attainment 8 score | 7.6 | 3.0 | 4.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -2.58 -3.38 to -1.78 | -2.03 -2.77 to -1.28 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 17% | 0% | 5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
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 Brookfield 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 | Lancashire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.6 | 38.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 3 | 37.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 4.1 | 37 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 27.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 25.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 27.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 75 |
| 2023/24 | 78 |
| 2024/25 | 84 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
- 22 March 2022
-
Ungraded inspection report14 November 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 66.67%
- English as an additional language
- 1.2%
- Overall absence
- 27.44%
- Persistent absence
- 59.09%
Location
Nearby schools
-
McKee College House0.4 miles
Academies · Poulton
-
Highfurlong School1.8 miles
Academies · Blackpool
-
Norman House Independent School1.8 miles
Special schools · Blackpool
-
Great Arley School2.1 miles
Special schools · Thornton-Cleveleys
-
Lancashire Alternative Provision2.1 miles
Independent schools · Blackpool
Other schools in Poulton-le-Fylde
- Carleton Green Community Primary School Primary
- Carleton St Hilda's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Preesall Primary
- Hambleton Primary Academy Primary
- Poulton-le-Fylde Carr Head Primary School Primary
- Poulton-le-Fylde St Chad's CofE Primary School Primary
- Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary School Primary
- Preesall Fleetwood's Charity Church of England Primary School Primary
- Singleton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- St John's Catholic Primary School, Poulton-Le-Fylde Primary
- Stalmine Primary School Primary
- Baines School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Brookfield School teach?
- Brookfield School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a special school in Poulton-le-Fylde.
- Who is the headteacher of Brookfield School?
- The headteacher of Brookfield School is Mr Robert Brocklebank, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Brookfield School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Brookfield School, 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 Brookfield School?
- Brookfield School has 93 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Brookfield School full?
- Brookfield School has capacity for 97 pupils and 93 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Brookfield School a faith school?
- No. Brookfield School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Brookfield School have?
- The schools register lists Brookfield School's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Brookfield School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 7.6 in 2022/23 and 4.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Brookfield School's absence rate?
- Brookfield School's overall absence rate is 27.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Brookfield School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Brookfield 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 6 July 2026.