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Brookfield Community School

1 live vacancy

Chesterfield · Derbyshire

Secondary Academy (converter)Part of REDHILL ACADEMY TRUST

REDHILL ACADEMY TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 21 member schools: 11 primary schools, 10 secondary schools. Local authorities: Derbyshire | Nottingham | Nottinghamshire. Regions: East Midlands. — from the REDHILL ACADEMY TRUST public record.

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Brookfield Community School is a secondary academy in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, part of REDHILL ACADEMY TRUST. It is currently hiring, with 1 live vacancy on SchoolJobs.

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School information

Official name
Brookfield Community School
Address
Chatsworth Road
Postcode
S40 3NS
Country
England
Local authority
Derbyshire
Parliamentary constituency
Chesterfield
URN (official identifier)
136548
Establishment number
4196
School status
Open
Education phase
Secondary
Age range
11–18 years
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Number of pupils
1156
As of November 2026
Capacity
1110
School type
Academy (converter)
Governance
Academy
Academy trust
REDHILL ACADEMY TRUST
Local authority
Derbyshire
Headteacher
Mr Keith Hirst
Ofsted inspection
Good · Inspected 18 Apr 2023Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
Official website
www.brookfieldcs.org.uk
Telephone
01246568115
Date opened
1 Apr 2011

Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.

Pupils at Brookfield Community School

2025/26This schoolDerbyshireEngland
Pupils1,156106,7368,355,420
Eligible for free school meals19.3%30.4%26.5%
SEN support13.4%15.6%14.6%
Education, health and care plan (EHCP)2.6%5.4%5.9%
First language other than English (EAL)3.5%4.9%21.6%

Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.

Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Ofsted inspection history

5 published inspections for Brookfield Community School, including inspections of the school it replaced.

  1. · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1

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    Overall effectiveness: Good

    Personal development
    Good
    Quality of education
    Good
    Sixth form provision
    Good
    Behaviour and attitudes
    Good
    Safeguarding is effective
    Yes
    Effectiveness of leadership and management
    Good

    Report published 14 Jun 2023

  2. · Schools with Serious Weaknesses Visit 1

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    Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement

    Outcomes for pupils
    Requires improvement
    16 to 19 study programmes
    Requires improvement
    Is safeguarding effective
    Yes
    Effectiveness of leadership and management
    Requires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfare
    Requires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
    Requires improvement

    Report published 17 Jul 2019

  3. · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection

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    Overall effectiveness: Inadequate

    Category of concern
    SWK
    Outcomes for pupils
    Requires improvement
    16 to 19 study programmes
    Inadequate
    Is safeguarding effective
    No
    Effectiveness of leadership and management
    Inadequate
    Personal development, behaviour and welfare
    Requires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
    Requires improvement

    Report published 13 Jul 2018

  4. · S8 Deemed S5

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    Overall effectiveness: Good

    Pupils' achievement
    Good
    Quality of teaching
    Good
    Sixth form provision
    Good
    Leadership and management
    Good
    Behaviour and safety of pupils
    Good

    Report published 5 Jan 2015

  5. · Section 5 RTI

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    Inspected as Brookfield Community School (URN 112962)

    Overall effectiveness: Outstanding

    Pupils' achievement
    Outstanding
    Quality of teaching
    Good
    Sixth form provision
    Good
    Leadership and management
    Outstanding
    Behaviour and safety of pupils
    Outstanding

    Report published 19 Jun 2008

Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupil absence at Brookfield Community School

2025/26 (autumn and spring term)This schoolDerbyshireEngland
Overall absence (sessions missed)8.3%8.1%8.0%
Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+)17.4%20.3%21.6%

Local authority and England figures are for state-funded secondary schools in the same release.

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupil premium at Brookfield Community School

Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £227,700 for 207 eligible pupils.

Financial year 2026-27This schoolDerbyshireEngland
Pupils eligible23.0%31.4%27.7%
Allocation per pupil on roll£253£422£370

Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.

Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

School finances at Brookfield Community School

2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Secondary · 1,170 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.

Brookfield Community School finances compared with averages, 2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return)
This schoolDerbyshire average (per pupil · % of spend)England average (per pupil · % of spend)
Total income£8,156,000
£6,971 per pupil		£8,118£8,283
Total spending£7,719,000
£6,597 per pupil		£7,563£7,843
Teaching staff£5,475,000
£4,679 per pupil · 70.9%		£4,359 · 57.6%£4,419 · 56.3%
Education support staff£901,000
£770 per pupil · 11.7%		£852 · 11.3%£788 · 10.0%
Supply and agency staff£101,000
£86 per pupil · 1.3%		£144 · 1.9%£161 · 2.0%
…of which agency supply£101,000
£86 per pupil · 1.3%		£138 · 1.8%£132 · 1.7%
In-year balance£437,000
Revenue reserve£155,000

Previous year (2023/24): spending £6,326 per pupil, supply and agency £48 per pupil — spending up £271 per pupil on 2023/24.

Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.

Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages

Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Where is Brookfield Community School?

Chatsworth Road, Chesterfield, S40 3NS

01246568115

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