Brookfield Community School, Chesterfield

In its own words: "This is a very popular, over-subscribed school in a pleasant suburb to the west of Chesterfield, close to the Peak District National Park. We currently have over 1110 students, including a vibrant sixth form. This is a school with a rich history and a reputation as a truly inclusive school and one which places great value on academic achievement."

In 2026, pupils at Brookfield Community School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 52, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.2 in Derbyshire and 47 across England.

56% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 44% in Derbyshire and 47% in England.

That is up from 50.8 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.35: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 39.2, against 54.4 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 15.2 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were History, Combined Science and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 183 families put Brookfield Community School as their first choice and 390 named it as one of their preferences, for 173 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 15 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Brookfield Community School are Parkside Community School (1.3 miles, Attainment 8 36.4); St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy (1.6 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 60.3); Outwood Academy Newbold (2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 50.6); and Outwood Academy Hasland Hall (2.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.9).

Brookfield Community School's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Brookfield Community School is one of 21 schools run by Redhill Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 45.9 in 2024/25.

14 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Brookfield Community School (as of September 2025): 93% would recommend the school, 86% say their child is happy there and 50% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (93%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (50%).

Of the 176 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 92% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 27% to a further education college, 3% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

Of the 105 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 63% went on to university or other higher education, 4% to apprenticeships and 18% into work. 20% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

3.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 155 pupils (13.4%) received SEN support and 30 (2.6%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Chesterfield Rail Station, about 2.1 miles away in a straight line.

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Brookfield Community School (adjacent), 120 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Brookfield Community School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 83 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Derbyshire (50), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Brookfield Community School issued 116 suspensions, 9.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Brookfield Community School are Westfield Infant School (0.2 miles), Old Hall Junior School (0.6 miles), Walton Holymoorside Primary School (0.9 miles) and Holme Hall Primary School (0.9 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.