Brookways School
660 London Road, North Cheam, SM3 9BZ
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 7 to 17
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Richard Gadd
- Constituency
- Sutton and Cheam
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 80
- Pupils on roll
- 78
- URN
- 144774
- Local authority
- Sutton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086419191
About this school
Brookways School is an independent special school in Sutton. It teaches children aged 7 to 17 and has 78 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Brookways 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
Brookways School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 2018, 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 | 9 | 18 | 14 |
| Attainment 8 score | 5.7 | 9.8 | 14.5 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 14.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 11% | 5.6% | 28.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.3 |
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 Brookways 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 | Sutton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7 | 47.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 9.8 | 46.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 14.5 | 47.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 68 |
| 2023/24 | 75 |
| 2024/25 | 77 |
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
- 78
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Limes College1.2 miles
Academies · Sutton
-
Homefield Preparatory School1.2 miles
Independent schools
-
Sutton High School GDST1.5 miles
Independent schools
-
Sutton College of Learning for Adults1.5 miles
Other types · Sutton
-
Blossom House School1.5 miles
Special schools · Surrey
Common questions
- What ages does Brookways School teach?
- Brookways School teaches children aged 7 to 17. It is a special school in Sutton.
- Who is the headteacher of Brookways School?
- The headteacher of Brookways School is Mr Richard Gadd, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Brookways School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Brookways 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 many pupils are at Brookways School?
- Brookways School has 78 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 17.
- Is Brookways School full?
- Brookways School has capacity for 80 pupils and 78 on roll (98%), 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 Brookways School a faith school?
- No. Brookways School has no designated religious character.
- How have Brookways School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 5.7 in 2022/23 and 14.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Brookways School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Brookways 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.