Brookfields School
Moorfield Road, Widnes, WA8 3JA
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sara Ainsworth
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Shaw Education Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Widnes and Halewood
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 92
- Pupils on roll
- 141
- URN
- 146110
- Local authority
- Halton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01514244329
About this school
Brookfields School is a special academy in Widnes. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 141 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Brookfields School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 15 | 12 | 21 |
| 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 | -6.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -7.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -7.10 | - | - |
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.
Trends over time
How Brookfields 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 | Halton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 55.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 56.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 119 |
| 2023/24 | 122 |
| 2024/25 | 131 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 51.91%
- English as an additional language
- 3.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.95%
- Persistent absence
- 20.18%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Raise Academy0.4 miles
Free Schools · Widnes
-
Poppy Field School1.2 miles
Special schools · Widnes
-
Chesnut Lodge Special School1.8 miles
Special schools · Widnes
-
Ashley High School1.8 miles
Special schools · Widnes
-
The Bridge School2.3 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Runcorn
Other schools in Widnes
- Ashley High School Special schools
- Chesnut Lodge Special School Special schools
- Poppy Field School Special schools
- The Raise Academy Free Schools
- Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Ditton Nursery School Nursery
- Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Warrington Road Nursery School Nursery
- Birchfield Nursery School Nursery
- All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Cronton Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Ditton Primary School Primary
- Fairfield Primary School Primary
- Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Brookfields School teach?
- Brookfields School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a special school in Widnes.
- Who is the headteacher of Brookfields School?
- The headteacher of Brookfields School is Mrs Sara Ainsworth, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Brookfields School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Brookfields 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 Brookfields School?
- Brookfields School has 141 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Brookfields School full?
- Brookfields School has capacity for 92 pupils and 141 on roll (153%), 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 Brookfields School a faith school?
- No. Brookfields School has no designated religious character.
- Is Brookfields School part of an academy trust?
- Brookfields School is part of THE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Brookfields School have?
- The schools register lists Brookfields School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Brookfields 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 Brookfields School's absence rate?
- Brookfields School's overall absence rate is 7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Brookfields School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Brookfields 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.