The Brookfield School

State-Funded School

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West MidlandsRegion

HerefordshireLocal Authority

Hereford and South HerefordshireConstituency

HR4 9NGPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Brookfield School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 7–16, located in Herefordshire, West Midlands.

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 117 pupils. The Brookfield School is part of Mercian Educational Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2021

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 0%
EBacc average point score: 0.45

Ethnicity

White

95%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Pupils

117

Total Pupils

86%Boys

14%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

70%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 7 – 16
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 117
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: Mercian Educational Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
15 Nov 2021	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.