Brooklands School
Burnside Avenue, Skipton, BD23 2DB
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Darren Barham
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Skipton and Ripon
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 130
- Pupils on roll
- 126
- URN
- 121778
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01756794028
About this school
Brooklands School is a community special school in Skipton. It teaches children aged 4 to 19 and has 126 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 1 February 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | - | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | - | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | - | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | - | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | - | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
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 Brooklands 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 | North Yorkshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | — | 58.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 59.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 87 |
| 2023/24 | 101 |
| 2024/25 | 108 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 48.89%
- English as an additional language
- 8.3%
- Overall absence
- 8.49%
- Persistent absence
- 18.07%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Craven Pupil Referral Service0.7 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Skipton
-
Wharfedale Montessori School5.6 miles
Independent schools · Skipton
-
Beechcliffe Special School6.7 miles
Academies · Keighley
-
Beckfoot Phoenix7.0 miles
Academies · Keighley
-
Westville House School8.9 miles
Independent schools · Ilkley
Other schools in Skipton
- Craven Pupil Referral Service Local authority maintained schools
- Brougham Street Nursery School Nursery
- Otley Street Community Nursery School Nursery
- Burnsall Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Carleton Endowed CofE Primary School Primary
- Christ Church Church of England Primary School Primary
- Cracoe and Rylstone Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School Primary
- Embsay Church of England Primary School Primary
- Gargrave Church of England Primary School Primary
- Grassington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Greatwood Community Primary School Primary
- Hellifield Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Brooklands School teach?
- Brooklands School teaches children aged 4 to 19. It is a special school in Skipton.
- Who is the headteacher of Brooklands School?
- The headteacher of Brooklands School is Mr Darren Barham, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Brooklands School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Brooklands 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 big is Brooklands School?
- Brooklands School has 126 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 19.
- Is Brooklands School full?
- Brooklands School has capacity for 130 pupils and 126 on roll (97%), 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 Brooklands School a faith school?
- No. Brooklands School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Brooklands School have?
- The schools register lists Brooklands School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Brooklands School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Brooklands School's absence rate?
- Brooklands School's overall absence rate is 8.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Brooklands School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Brooklands 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 30 June 2026.