Brooke House College, Market Harborough
Brooke House College is an independent school for pupils aged 11 to 19 in Market Harborough. It is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) rather than Ofsted; its most recent ISI inspection was a routine inspection in January 2025.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Brooke House College in detail
Brooke House College in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Brooke House College, a unique and successful co-educational independent boarding and day school in Market Harborough, the heart of England. Our community is caring, diverse and inspiring to encourage and empower learners with passion and purpose. We provide a supportive and stimulating environment where every pupil can thrive, relationships are nurtured and a courteous informality is highly valued."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, debating and Duke of Edinburgh.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
The Department for Education's GCSE measures do not count IGCSEs, which many independent schools take instead of GCSEs, so the Attainment 8 and English and maths figures it publishes for Brooke House College can understate its results. We do not rank or compare them; ask the school for its own GCSE and IGCSE results.
Where pupils go next
Of the 57 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 14% went on to university or other higher education and 4% into work.
Who goes there
In 2026, 1 pupils (1.2%) received SEN support and 0 (0%) had an education, health and care plan.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Market Harborough Rail Station, about 1010 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bowden Lane (opposite), 150 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 163 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Leicestershire (58), as is usual near a town centre.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE destination measures; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASISI Inspection Reports
Independent schools in England are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), not Ofsted. Ofsted last inspected this school in 4 October 2012, before the latest ISI inspection.
Routine Inspection
14 January 2025
Short Visit
28 April 2023
Short Visit
17 February 2022
Educational Quality / Focused Compliance
21 September 2021
Regulatory Compliance
13 September 2017
Integrated
3 December 2013
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
Yes
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Brooke House College
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 12
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 5
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 8 slight.
5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise.
4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Leicestershire is 3 (the median across 329 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
29%
Available places
86 pupils
300 places
214 spare places
as recorded on GIAS
Area Demand Pressure - Market Harborough
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Market Harborough
Across Leicestershire council
Places available
8,516
Applications
7,490
Got 1st preference
90.2%
Got preferred school
98.1%
All secondary applications across Leicestershire council (2026/27), not just this school.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
1
SEN Support
0
EHC Plans
1.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
No need-level breakdown available
Pupil Demographics
Key Indicators
86
Total Pupils
77
Boys
9
Girls
2026 academic year
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Questions parents ask about Brooke House College
What are GCSE results like at Brooke House College?
The Department for Education's GCSE measures do not count IGCSEs, which many independent schools take instead of GCSEs, so the Attainment 8 and English and maths figures it publishes for Brooke House College can understate its results. We do not rank or compare them; ask the school for its own GCSE and IGCSE results.
When was Brooke House College last inspected?
Brooke House College is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) rather than Ofsted. Its most recent ISI inspection was a routine inspection in January 2025.
How many pupils go to Brooke House College?
Brooke House College has around 86 pupils on roll.
How do I apply to Brooke House College?
Brooke House College is an independent school and runs its own admissions rather than going through the local authority. Contact the school directly for entry requirements, assessment dates, fees and any bursaries.
How many road collisions happen near Brooke House College?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 8 slight. 5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise. 4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Leicestershire is 3 (the median across 329 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Brooke House College?
Brooke House College is at 12 Leicester Road, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 7AU.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)