Brooke School
Overslade Lane, Rugby, CV22 6DY
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- UNITY MAT
- Headteacher
- Mr Greg Williams
- SEN provision
- SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Rugby
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 245
- Pupils on roll
- 213
- URN
- 145200
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01788812324
About this school
Brooke School is a special academy in Rugby. It teaches children aged 4 to 19 and has 213 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Brooke 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -4.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -5.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 19 | 11 | 24 |
| Attainment 8 score | 4.5 | - | 2.7 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.17 -1.80 to -0.53 | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | - | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 5% | - | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | - | 4.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.5 | - | 0.2 |
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 Brooke 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 | Warwickshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 58.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 58.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Warwickshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5 | 41.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | — | 39.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 2.7 | 37.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 12.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 208 |
| 2023/24 | 202 |
| 2024/25 | 200 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 44.97%
- English as an additional language
- 13%
- Overall absence
- 12.35%
- Persistent absence
- 36.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Crescent School0.5 miles
Independent schools · Rugby
-
Quest Academy0.6 miles
Free Schools · Rugby
-
Rugby School0.8 miles
Independent schools · Rugby
-
Bilton Grange School1.3 miles
Independent schools · Rugby
-
Avon Park School1.6 miles
Special schools · Rugby
Other schools in Rugby
- Avon Park School Special schools
- Quest Academy Free Schools
- Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre Other types
- Willow Park School Special schools
- Abbots Farm Infant School Primary
- Abbots Farm Junior School Primary
- Barby Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bawnmore Community Infant School Primary
- Bilton CofE Junior School Primary
- Bilton Infant School Primary
- Boughton Leigh Infant School Primary
- Boughton Leigh Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Brooke School teach?
- Brooke School teaches children aged 4 to 19. It is a special school in Rugby.
- Who is the headteacher of Brooke School?
- The headteacher of Brooke School is Mr Greg Williams, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Brooke School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Brooke 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 Brooke School?
- Brooke School has 213 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 19.
- Is Brooke School full?
- Brooke School has capacity for 245 pupils and 213 on roll (87%), 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 Brooke School a faith school?
- No. Brooke School has no designated religious character.
- Is Brooke School part of an academy trust?
- Brooke School is part of UNITY MAT. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Brooke School have?
- The schools register lists Brooke School's special educational needs provision as: SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Brooke School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Brooke School's absence rate?
- Brooke School's overall absence rate is 12.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Brooke School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Brooke 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 10 July 2026.