Academy converter · Derbyshire

Brookfield Community School

11–18Ages
1,156Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
136548URN

Chatsworth Road, Chesterfield, S40 3NS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.5 above Derbyshire median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Derbyshire

390 applications for 173 places · 9th of 45 in Derbyshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

52.0of 90

Derbyshire 43.8 England 46.0

5th of 45 in Derbyshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 18 April 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.3applications per place, Year 7

0.5 above Derbyshire median (1.7) close to England median (2.2)

390 applications · 173 places offered · 183 named it first

2026 2.3; Derbyshire median median 1.7
2025 2.4; Derbyshire median median 1.7
2024 2.2; Derbyshire median median 1.8
2023 2.4; Derbyshire median median 1.9
2022 2.2; Derbyshire median median 1.8
2021 2.4; Derbyshire median median 1.8
2020 2.2; Derbyshire median median 2.0
2019 2.3; Derbyshire median median 1.8
2018 2.4; Derbyshire median median 1.9
2017 2.5; Derbyshire median median 2.0
2016 3.0; Derbyshire median median 1.8
2015 2.8; Derbyshire median median 1.8
2014 2.6; Derbyshire median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Derbyshire median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Derbyshire median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	173	390	2.3	183	1.06
Sep 2025	174	411	2.4	194	1.11
Sep 2024	170	378	2.2	174	1.02
Sep 2023	177	421	2.4	169	0.95
Sep 2022	172	385	2.2	147	0.85
Sep 2021	179	435	2.4	165	0.92
Sep 2020	178	385	2.2	150	0.84
Sep 2019	175	397	2.3	171	0.98
Sep 2018	178	427	2.4	166	0.93
Sep 2017	174	437	2.5	168	0.97
Sep 2016	173	512	3.0	222	1.28
Sep 2015	171	485	2.8	225	1.32
Sep 2014	178	467	2.6	195	1.10

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

180 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)52.05th of 45 in Derbyshire

Derbyshire 43.8 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths56%6th of 45 in Derbyshire

Derbyshire 44% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths79%

Derbyshire 65% England 66%

This school
Derbyshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.35

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	180	52.0	56%	79%	–
2024/25	176	50.8	58%	78%	–
2023/24	176	52.2	58%	82%	+0.35
2022/23	177	53.3	56%	80%	+0.50

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Brookfield Community SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.3applications per place 52.0Attainment 8
Parkside Community School
2.1 km · Derbyshire

2026

1.7applications per place 36.4Attainment 8
St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
2.6 km · Derbyshire

Outstanding2024

2.3applications per place 60.3Attainment 8
Outwood Academy Newbold
3.2 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2022

2.5applications per place 50.6Attainment 8
Outwood Academy Hasland Hall
4.5 km · Derbyshire

Good2023

1.8applications per place 47.9Attainment 8
Whittington Green School
5.7 km · Derbyshire

Good2023

1.9applications per place 40.4Attainment 8
Tupton Hall School
6.9 km · Derbyshire

Good2022

1.4applications per place 43.4Attainment 8
Springwell Community College
7.7 km · Derbyshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 38.0Attainment 8
Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School
7.7 km · Derbyshire

Good2023

1.5applications per place 49.4Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 136548 · 830/4196
Trust: Redhill Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,110 pupils · 1,156 on roll
Free school meals: 22.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2011
Replaced: Brookfield Community School (URN 112962)
Address: Chatsworth Road, Chesterfield, S40 3NS
Local authority: Derbyshire · Chesterfield

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources