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Brookland School

Special · ages 7-16MixedIndependent29 pupilsRochdale
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Strong pass in English and maths0%England 46%
Places21 spare29 pupils, 50 places
Pupils on roll29Census January 2024

Brookland School is an independent special school in Royton for boys and girls aged 7 to 16. It has 29 pupils and room for 50.

13 Newhey Road, Milnrow, Rochdale, Royton, OL16 3NP01706 658297brookland-school.comMrs Leanne Matthews head of educationAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

Results

GCSE results, summer 2025

14 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.

Average GCSE score7.1
England 46.8
Official name: Attainment 8
Strong pass in English and maths0%
England 46%
Official name: Grade 5+ in English and maths
Standard pass in English and maths7%
England 66%
Official name: Grade 4+ in English and maths
All GCSE measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192018RochdaleEngland
Pupils at the end of Year 111455352
Average GCSE scoreAttainment 87.142.046.8
Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths0%36%46%
Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths7%58%66%
Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score0.253.594.15
Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry0%31%41%

Subjects

Results came out for 2 GCSE subjects in 2025. Each figure is the share of pupils who got a grade 5 or better, next to the average for state secondaries in England.

What is taught here

The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.

Every subject against England, 2025
Mathematics12 entries
8%England 53%
0%England 54%
SubjectEntriesGrades 9 to 7Grades 9 to 5Grades 9 to 4England 9 to 5Rank in England
Mathematics120%8%25%53%
English Language120%0%8%54%

In combined science each pupil gets two grades and we count the lower one. Rankings only include state secondaries where 20 or more pupils sat the subject.

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. None of the gaps is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At GCSE, 2025

Average GCSE scoreBoys vs girls
10.42.7
Gap 7.7England 3.0
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Rochdale council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll29Census January 2024
Places5058% full
Pupils from low-income families0% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils getting extra support0%0 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan100%29 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls21 / 8
How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202520242023202220212019
Pupils on roll281715131911
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals0%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language0%0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support0%0%0%0%0%0%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans100%100%100%100%100%100%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m212 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate1 per 1,000 people99% lower than the England average
Typical house price£207,000Rochdale
Nearest bus stop30 mSheriff Street, 19 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Hollingworth AcademyAcademy310 m1,331Good 202268Compare
Milnrow Parish Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England600 m192Good 202355Compare
Newhey Community Primary SchoolCouncil770 m285Report card 202611Compare
Crossgates Primary SchoolFoundation940 m312Good 202362Compare
St Thomas' Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy950 m111Good 2023Compare
Moorhouse AcademyAcademy0.7 miles210Good 202320Compare
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy1.2 miles219Good 2024Compare
Kingsway Park High SchoolAcademy1.4 miles1,289Not inspected12Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Brookland School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Brookland School yet.

How good are Brookland School's GCSE results?

In summer 2025, 0% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 7.1, against 46.8 for England.

How many pupils does Brookland School have?

29 pupils aged 7 to 16 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 50 places, so it is 58% full.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
13 Newhey Road, Milnrow, Rochdale, Royton, OL16 3NP
Telephone
01706 658297
Website
www.brookland-school.com
Head of Education
Mrs Leanne Matthews
Type of school
Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
Phase
Special school, ages 7-16
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Rochdale
Ward
Milnrow & Newhey
Constituency
Rochdale
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
13 June 2006 (new provision)
URN
131751 · LAESTAB 3546053 · UKPRN 10015409

Recent changes

  • New KS4 results for 2024/25

Where these figures come from