Brookfield Community School
Chatsworth Road, Chesterfield, S40 3NS
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- REDHILL ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Keith Hirst
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Redhill Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Chesterfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,110
- Pupils on roll
- 1,156
- URN
- 136548
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01246568115
About this school
Brookfield Community School is a secondary academy in Chesterfield. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,156 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Brookfield Community School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 177 | 176 | 176 |
| Attainment 8 score | 53.3 | 52.2 | 50.8 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.50 +0.29 to +0.71 | +0.35 +0.13 to +0.56 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 56% | 58% | 58% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 80% | 81.8% | 78.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 22% | 38.6% | 21.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.3 |
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 Brookfield Community 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 | Derbyshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 53.3 | 41.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 52.2 | 41.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 50.8 | 40.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,107 |
| 2023/24 | 1,143 |
| 2024/25 | 1,168 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Brookfield Community School compares
Brookfield Community School ranked 6th of 45 secondary schools in Derbyshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 78% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 17% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50.8 | 8% | 20.8% | 1,156 | — |
| Parkside Community School | 41 | 9.9% | 51.9% | 587 | 1.3 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy | 59.4 | 5.9% | 17.4% | 1,400 | 1.6 miles |
| Outwood Academy Newbold | 48.9 | 6.2% | 36.9% | 1,030 | 2.0 miles |
| Outwood Academy Hasland Hall | 47.5 | 7% | 33% | 847 | 2.8 miles |
| Whittington Green School | 40.8 | 7.8% | 45.9% | 682 | 3.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20.83%
- English as an additional language
- 3.2%
- Overall absence
- 7.98%
- Persistent absence
- 18.78%
Location
Nearby schools
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Parkside Community School1.3 miles
Secondary · Chesterfield
-
St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy1.6 miles
Secondary · Chesterfield
-
Outwood Academy Newbold2.0 miles
Secondary · Chesterfield
-
Outwood Academy Hasland Hall2.8 miles
Secondary · Chesterfield
-
Whittington Green School3.6 miles
Secondary · Chesterfield
Other schools in Chesterfield
Brookfield Community School ranks 2nd of the 11 ranked secondary schools in Chesterfield.
- Heritage High School Secondary
- Netherthorpe School Secondary
- Outwood Academy Hasland Hall Secondary
- Outwood Academy Newbold Secondary
- Parkside Community School Secondary
- Springwell Community College Secondary
- St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy Secondary
- The Bolsover School Secondary
- Tupton Hall School Secondary
- Whittington Green School Secondary
- Abercrombie Primary School Primary
- Arkwright Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Brookfield Community School teach?
- Brookfield Community School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Chesterfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Brookfield Community School?
- The headteacher of Brookfield Community School is Mr Keith Hirst, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Brookfield Community School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Brookfield Community 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 Community School?
- Brookfield Community School has 1,156 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Brookfield Community School full?
- Brookfield Community School has capacity for 1,110 pupils and 1,156 on roll (104%), so it is at or above 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 Brookfield Community School a faith school?
- No. Brookfield Community School has no designated religious character.
- Is Brookfield Community School a selective school?
- No. Brookfield Community School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Brookfield Community School part of an academy trust?
- Brookfield Community School is part of REDHILL ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Brookfield Community School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 53.3 in 2022/23 and 50.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Brookfield Community School compare with other schools in Derbyshire?
- Brookfield Community School ranked 6th of 45 secondary schools in Derbyshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 78% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 17% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Brookfield Community School's absence rate?
- Brookfield Community School's overall absence rate is 8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Brookfield Community School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Brookfield Community 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 1 July 2026.