Brook Academy
Mill Lane, Brockworth, Gloucester, GL3 4ZN
- Phase
- Free Schools
- School type
- Free schools special
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- CABOT LEARNING FEDERATION
- Headteacher
- Mr Kay Sarpong
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Cabot Learning Federation
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- North Cotswolds
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 80
- Pupils on roll
- 73
- URN
- 149073
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01452221626
About this school
Brook Academy is a special academy in Gloucester. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 73 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Brook Academy, 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
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 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 Brook Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 22.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 34.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 32.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 32 |
| 2023/24 | 49 |
| 2024/25 | 64 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 67.19%
- English as an additional language
- 1.6%
- Overall absence
- 32.59%
- Persistent absence
- 67.19%
Location
Nearby schools
-
National Star College2.8 miles
Other types · Cheltenham
-
Belmont School3.4 miles
Academies · Cheltenham
-
Bettridge School3.4 miles
Special schools · Cheltenham
-
Dean Close School3.5 miles
Independent schools · Cheltenham
-
Wotton House International School Gloucestershire3.5 miles
Independent schools · Gloucester
Other schools in Gloucester
- Brookthorpe Hall School Special 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 ages does Brook Academy teach?
- Brook Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a special school in Gloucester.
- Who is the headteacher of Brook Academy?
- The headteacher of Brook Academy is Mr Kay Sarpong, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Brook Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Brook Academy, 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 Brook Academy?
- Brook Academy has 73 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Brook Academy full?
- Brook Academy has capacity for 80 pupils and 73 on roll (91%), 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 Brook Academy a faith school?
- No. Brook Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Brook Academy a selective school?
- No. Brook Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Brook Academy part of an academy trust?
- Brook Academy is part of CABOT LEARNING FEDERATION. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Brook Academy have?
- The schools register lists Brook Academy's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Brook Academy's absence rate?
- Brook Academy's overall absence rate is 32.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Brook Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Brook Academy'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.