Brookland School
13 Newhey Road, Milnrow, Royton, OL16 3NP
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 7 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Head of Education
- Mrs Leanne Matthews
- Constituency
- Rochdale
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 50
- Pupils on roll
- 29
- URN
- 131751
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01706658297
About this school
Brookland School is an independent special school in Royton. It teaches children aged 7 to 16 and has 29 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Brookland 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
Brookland School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in June 2006, 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 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | 7.1 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | 7.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | 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 Brookland 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 |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 15 |
| 2023/24 | 17 |
| 2024/25 | 28 |
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
- 29
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
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Raise Rochdale Pupil Referral Service1.5 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Rochdale
-
Springside2.1 miles
Special schools · Manchester
-
Farrowdale House School2.1 miles
Independent schools · Oldham
-
Nuqtah Primary School2.2 miles
Independent schools · Rochdale
-
Meadows School2.3 miles
Special schools · Rochdale
Common questions
- What year groups does Brookland School teach?
- Brookland School teaches children aged 7 to 16. It is a special school in Royton.
- Who is the head of education of Brookland School?
- The head of education of Brookland School is Mrs Leanne Matthews, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Brookland School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Brookland 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 Brookland School?
- Brookland School has 29 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 16.
- Is Brookland School full?
- Brookland School has capacity for 50 pupils and 29 on roll (58%), 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 Brookland School a faith school?
- No. Brookland School has no designated religious character.
- What are Brookland School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Brookland 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.