Academy converter · Calderdale

The Brooksbank School

11–18Ages
1,446Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
149531URN

Victoria Road, Elland, HX5 0QG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.3 below Calderdale median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in CalderdaleSelective

442 applications for 255 places · 11th of 13 in Calderdale

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

51.5of 90

Calderdale 48.1 England 46.0

3rd of 13 in Calderdale

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 1 April 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
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

1.7applications per place, Year 7

0.3 below Calderdale median (2.0) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

442 applications · 255 places offered · 233 named it first

2026 1.7; Calderdale median median 2.0
2025 1.5; Calderdale median median 2.0
2024 1.6; Calderdale median median 2.2
2023 1.5; Calderdale median median 2.2
2022 1.9; Calderdale median median 2.3; as the previous school
2021 2.3; Calderdale median median 2.4; as the previous school
2020 2.2; Calderdale median median 2.3; as the previous school
2019 2.2; Calderdale median median 2.2; as the previous school
2018 2.3; Calderdale median median 2.2; as the previous school
2017 2.6; Calderdale median median 2.4; as the previous school
2016 2.8; Calderdale median median 2.4; as the previous school
2015 2.7; Calderdale median median 2.4; as the previous school
2014 2.7; Calderdale median median 2.7; as the previous school

This school
Calderdale median

Dashed bars: as The Brooksbank School (URN 137521), The Brooksbank School (URN 107579), the previous school.

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	255	442	1.7	233	0.91
Sep 2025	253	384	1.5	215	0.85
Sep 2024	240	391	1.6	207	0.86
Sep 2023	283	424	1.5	244	0.86
Sep 2022 *	284	543	1.9	263	0.93
Sep 2021 *	296	677	2.3	280	0.95
Sep 2020 *	293	653	2.2	281	0.96
Sep 2019 *	289	623	2.2	288	1.00
Sep 2018 *	273	622	2.3	283	1.04
Sep 2017 *	291	765	2.6	337	1.16
Sep 2016 *	274	755	2.8	338	1.23
Sep 2015 *	272	723	2.7	308	1.13
Sep 2014 *	276	741	2.7	314	1.14

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

264 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)51.53rd of 13 in Calderdale

Calderdale 48.1 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths57%4th of 13 in Calderdale

Calderdale 50% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths75%

Calderdale 71% England 66%

This school
Calderdale median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.18

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	264	51.5	57%	75%	–
2024/25	264	50.7	56%	76%	–
2023/24	272	47.8	47%	71%	+0.18
2022/23					–

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

The Brooksbank SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 51.5Attainment 8
Park Lane Academy
2.0 km · Calderdale

Serious weaknesses Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 32.3Attainment 8
Salendine Nook High School
3.1 km · Kirklees

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications per place 52.6Attainment 8
The Crossley Heath School
3.9 km · Calderdale

Good2023

3.7applications per place 73.2Attainment 8 Selective
Rastrick High School
4.1 km · Calderdale

Remains Good · improving2023

2.0applications per place 50.9Attainment 8
Royds Hall, A Share Academy
4.6 km · Kirklees

Good2023

2.8applications per place 45.7Attainment 8
Brighouse High School
5.0 km · Calderdale

2026

2.3applications per place 43.4Attainment 8
All Saints Catholic College
5.1 km · Kirklees

Good2022

2.4applications per place 47.2Attainment 8
Trinity Academy Grammar
5.3 km · Calderdale

Good2023

2.0applications per place 45.4Attainment 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: 149531 · 381/4008
Trust: Together Learning Trust
Capacity: 1,703 pupils · 1,446 on roll
Free school meals: 29.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 November 2022
Replaced: The Brooksbank School (URN 137521); The Brooksbank School (URN 107579)
Address: Victoria Road, Elland, HX5 0QG
Local authority: Calderdale

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