Brookes UK
Flempton Road, Risby, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6QJ
This school is closed (it closed in July 2025).
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 5 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Head of School
- Mrs Natalie Taylor
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Constituency
- West Suffolk
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 160
- Pupils on roll
- 68
- URN
- 124893
- Local authority
- Suffolk
About this school
Brookes UK was an independent school in Bury St Edmunds. It taught children aged 5 to 18 and had 68 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Brookes UK has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in July 1985, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 6 | 16 |
| Attainment 8 score | 1.8 | 4.8 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Trends over time
How Brookes UK has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Suffolk average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1.8 | 37.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 4.8 | 37.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | — | 36 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 144 |
| 2023/24 | 158 |
| 2024/25 | 68 |
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
- 13
- Pupils on SEN support
- 12
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Albany2.6 miles
Academies · Bury St. Edmunds
-
Abbey Gardens School2.6 miles
Special schools · Bury St Edmunds
-
Culford School3.1 miles
Independent schools · Bury St. Edmunds
-
Learning Support, Western Area Education Office4.3 miles
Other types · Bury St Edmunds
-
Priory School4.3 miles
Academies · Bury St Edmunds
Other schools in Bury St Edmunds
- South Lee School Independent schools
- Abbots Green Primary Academy Primary
- All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Lawshall Primary
- Bardwell Church of England Primary School Primary
- Barningham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Barrow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Beck Row Primary Academy Primary
- Cockfield Church of England Primary School Primary
- Elmswell Community Primary School Primary
- Great Barton Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Great Heath Academy Primary
- Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Brookes UK teach?
- Brookes UK taught children aged 5 to 18. It was an independent school in Bury St Edmunds.
- Has Brookes UK been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Brookes UK 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 many pupils are at Brookes UK?
- Brookes UK had 68 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 18.
- How have Brookes UK's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 1.8 in 2022/23 and 4.8 in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Brookes UK's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Brookes UK'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 20 August 2025.