Brearley Hall School
1 Burnley Road, Luddendenfoot, HX2 6HP
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 7 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Dominique McDonagh
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- Calder Valley
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 50
- Pupils on roll
- 37
- URN
- 148537
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01422882549
About this school
Brearley Hall School is an independent special school in Calderdale. It teaches children aged 7 to 16 and has 37 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Brearley Hall 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
Brearley Hall School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in April 2021, 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 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
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 Brearley Hall 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 |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 19 |
| 2023/24 | 26 |
| 2024/25 | 38 |
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
- 35
- Pupils on SEN support
- 1
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wood Bank School0.6 miles
Special schools · Halifax
-
Broadwood School2.1 miles
Special schools · Halifax
-
Compass Community School Willow Park2.5 miles
Special schools
-
Beacon Lights Schools3.3 miles
Independent schools · Halifax
-
The Whitley AP Academy3.4 miles
Academies · Halifax
Common questions
- What year groups does Brearley Hall School teach?
- Brearley Hall School teaches children aged 7 to 16. It is a special school in Calderdale.
- Who is the headteacher of Brearley Hall School?
- The headteacher of Brearley Hall School is Mrs Dominique McDonagh, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Brearley Hall School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Brearley Hall 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 Brearley Hall School?
- Brearley Hall School has 37 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 16.
- Is Brearley Hall School full?
- Brearley Hall School has capacity for 50 pupils and 37 on roll (74%), 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 Brearley Hall School a faith school?
- No. Brearley Hall School has no designated religious character.
- What are Brearley Hall School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Brearley Hall 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.