The Brooksbank School
Victoria Road, Elland, HX5 0QG
This school is closed (it closed in October 2022).
It was replaced by The Brooksbank School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr David Lord
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Calder Valley
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 1,703
- Pupils on roll
- 1,711
- URN
- 137521
- Local authority
- Calderdale
About this school
The Brooksbank School was a secondary academy in Elland. It taught children aged 11 to 18 and had 1,711 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
The Brooksbank School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in October 2011, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 289 |
| Attainment 8 score | 43.6 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.15 -0.31 to +0.01 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 40% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 61% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 22% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.6 |
How The Brooksbank School compares
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | — | — | 1,711 | — |
| The Brooksbank School | 50.7 | 8% | 28.5% | 1,446 | 0.0 miles |
| Park Lane Academy | 40.9 | 8.6% | 56.4% | 481 | 1.2 miles |
| Salendine Nook High School | 50.9 | 6.4% | 22.1% | 1,419 | 2.0 miles |
| The Crossley Heath School | 74.5 | 4.6% | 11.6% | 1,179 | 2.4 miles |
| Rastrick High School | 49.9 | 7.7% | 23.9% | 1,774 | 2.6 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.
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Brooksbank School0.0 miles
Secondary · Elland
-
Park Lane Academy1.2 miles
Secondary · Halifax
-
Salendine Nook High School2.0 miles
Secondary · Huddersfield
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The Crossley Heath School2.4 miles
Secondary · Halifax
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Rastrick High School2.6 miles
Secondary · Brighouse
Other schools in Elland
- The Brooksbank School Secondary
- Cross Lane Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Elland Church of England (Voluntary Aided) Junior, Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Old Earth Primary School Primary
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy Primary
- William Henry Smith Specialist College Other types
Common questions
- What year groups does The Brooksbank School teach?
- The Brooksbank School taught children aged 11 to 18. It was a secondary school in Elland.
- Has The Brooksbank School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected The Brooksbank 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 The Brooksbank School?
- The Brooksbank School had 1,711 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- What are The Brooksbank School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Brooksbank 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 31 October 2022.