Brookfields Special School is a school located in Reading. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness and quality of education are outstanding, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 16/09/2010. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7.6%, which is 3.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Sage Road, Reading, RG31 6SW
Website: www.brookfieldschool.org
Telephone: 01189421382
School Type: Community special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: West Berkshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Brandon Mills
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 110186

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 16/09/2010

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 218
Number of Pupils: 226
Number of Boys: 156
Number of Girls: 70

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 17.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -15 Confidence interval -18.5 to -11.6
Writing
Well Below Average: -15.1 Confidence interval -18.3 to -11.9
Maths
Well Below Average: -16.2 Confidence interval -19.2 to -13.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Blagrave Nursery School
Recreation Road , Tilehurst RG30 4UA 		4out of 4 1,922 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Norcot Early Years Centre
82 Lyndhurst Road , Tilehurst RG30 6UB 		4out of 4 1,976 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Westwood Farm Junior School
Fullbrook Crescent , Tilehurst RG31 6RY 		3out of 4 238 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Westwood Farm Infant School
Fullbrook Crescent , Tilehurst RG31 6RY 		4out of 4 238 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Downsway Primary School
Warbreck Drive , Tilehurst RG31 6FE 		3out of 4 412 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Long Lane Primary School
Long Lane , Tilehurst RG31 6YG 		3out of 4 705 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Purley CofE Primary School
Purley Village , Purley-on-Thames RG8 8AF 		3out of 4 1,089 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Denefield School
Long Lane , Tilehurst RG31 6XY 		3out of 4 729 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Little Heath School
Little Heath Road , Tilehurst RG31 5TY 		3out of 4 2,371 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Brookfields Special School
Sage Road , Tilehurst RG31 6SW 		4out of 4 0 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Thames Valley School
2 Conwy Close , Tilehurst RG30 4BZ 		3out of 4 2,970 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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