The Brooksbank School is a secondary school located in Elland. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 30/11/2016. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.8%, which is 0.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Victoria Road, Elland, HX5 0QG
Website: http://www.bbs.calderdale.sch.uk
Telephone: 01422374791
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Calderdale
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Andrew Taylor
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137521

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 30/11/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1703
Number of Pupils: 1771
Number of Boys: 905
Number of Girls: 866

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.4% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.42 Confidence interval -0.57 to -0.27
Of the 277 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 274 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:8%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:91%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:39%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:46.7
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.81
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Cross Lane Primary and Nursery School
Cross Lane, HX5 0LP 		395 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy
Hullen Edge Road, HX5 0QY 		443 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
1out of 4West Vale Academy
Stainland Road, West Vale HX4 8LS 		872 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Elland CofE Junior and Infant School
Westgate, HX5 0BB 		876 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Holywell Green Primary School
Stainland Road, Holywell Green HX4 9AE 		1,795 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4The Brooksbank School
Victoria Road, HX5 0QG 		0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
1out of 4Park Lane Academy
Park Lane, Exley HX3 9LG 		2,187 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedCompass Community School North
Long Lea House, 5 Halifax Road HX5 0SH 		889 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Boys More About School
4out of 4Ravenscliffe High School
Skircoat Green, HX3 0RZ 		2,774 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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