Brookthorpe Hall School
Stroud Road, Gloucester, GL4 0UN
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 7 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Jonathan Bell
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- North Cotswolds
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 60
- Pupils on roll
- 58
- URN
- 149064
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01452717004
About this school
Brookthorpe Hall School is an independent special school in Gloucester. It teaches children aged 7 to 16 and has 58 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Brookthorpe Hall School under its current framework. 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
Brookthorpe Hall School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in July 2022, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 1 |
| 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 Brookthorpe 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 | 10 |
| 2023/24 | 44 |
| 2024/25 | 50 |
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
- 58
Location
Nearby schools
-
Valley Bridge School1.2 miles
Special schools · Gloucester
-
Belong School Gloucestershire1.2 miles
Special schools · Slimbridge
-
The Altus School2.3 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Gloucester
-
Al Ashraf Primary School3.6 miles
Independent schools · Gloucestershire
-
Al-Ashraf Secondary School for Girls3.9 miles
Independent schools · Gloucester
Other schools in Gloucester
- Brook Academy Free Schools
- Hartmore School Special schools
- The Altus School Local authority maintained schools
- The Milestone School Academies
- Valley Bridge School Special schools
- Abbeymead Primary School Primary
- Ashleworth Church of England Primary School Primary
- Barnwood Church of England Primary School Primary
- Beech Green Primary School Primary
- Birdlip Primary School Primary
- Calton Primary School Primary
- Castle Hill Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Brookthorpe Hall School teach?
- Brookthorpe Hall School teaches children aged 7 to 16. It is a special school in Gloucester.
- Who is the headteacher of Brookthorpe Hall School?
- The headteacher of Brookthorpe Hall School is Mr Jonathan Bell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Brookthorpe Hall School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Brookthorpe 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 Brookthorpe Hall School?
- Brookthorpe Hall School has 58 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 16.
- Is Brookthorpe Hall School full?
- Brookthorpe Hall School has capacity for 60 pupils and 58 on roll (97%), 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 Brookthorpe Hall School a faith school?
- No. Brookthorpe Hall School has no designated religious character.
- What are Brookthorpe Hall School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Brookthorpe 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.