The Brooksbank School
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Secondary
Elland · HX5 0QG · Calderdale
Ages 11–18
- Att847.8
- P80.2
- EM5+47%
- Absence8.5%
0.0 miles away
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The Brooksbank School
Academy converter · Elland · HX5 0QG
Ages 11–18 · 1,711 pupils · Calderdale
Overall absence
8.9%
Admissions demand
0.94 · Balanced demand
Absence
Academic year 2021/22. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence8.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)26.5%
Unauthorised3.5%
- Authorised absence
- 5.4%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 3.0%
- Enrolments in measure
- 1,508
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2022/23 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.
Demand ratio
0.94 · Balanced demand
1st preferences
263
Places offered
284
1st-preference offers
263
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 543
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 282
- Applications from outside LA
- 55
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 10
- Admissions policy (GIAS)
- Non-selective
Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (20 Jan 2022).
Capacity fill100%
1,711 pupils · 1,703 places
- Pupils on roll
- 1,711
- Boys / girls
- 854 / 857
- School capacity
- 1,703
- Capacity fill
- 1,711 / 1,703 (100%)
- Free school meals
- 20.7%
- FSM pupils
- 304
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Supported by a trust
- Headteacher
- Mr David Lord
Location
- Address
- Victoria Road
- Postcode
- HX5 0QG
- Town
- Elland
- County
- West Yorkshire
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- District
- Calderdale
- Constituency
- Calder Valley
- Urban/rural
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Elland, Calderdale, 1,711 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 20.7%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Park Lane Academy
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Halifax · HX3 9LG · Calderdale
Ages 11–16
- Att832.9
- P8-1.1
- EM5+15%
- Absence9.0%
1.2 miles away
Salendine Nook High School
Ofsted: Standards maintainedAcademy converter · Secondary
Huddersfield · HD3 4GN · Kirklees
Ages 11–16
- Att849.9
- P80.2
- EM5+52%
- Absence6.5%
2.0 miles away
The Crossley Heath School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Halifax · HX3 0HG · Calderdale
Ages 11–18
- Att872.6
- P80.5
- EM5+93%
- Absence6.2%
2.4 miles away
Rastrick High School
Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 NextAcademy converter · Secondary
Brighouse · HD6 3XB · Calderdale
Ages 11–16
- Att848.3
- P80.1
- EM5+54%
- Absence8.2%
2.6 miles away
Royds Hall, A Share Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Huddersfield · HD3 4HA · Kirklees
Ages 11–16
- Att842.0
- P80.0
- EM5+34%
- Absence6.9%
2.8 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr David Lord