Brookfield Community School
Academy converter secondary school in Chesterfield (Derbyshire).
Attainment 8
52
▲ 5.8 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
55.6%
▲ 9pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
92.0%
▲ 0.4pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
17.1
▲ 0.4 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
19.3%
▼ 8pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
12.5%
▼ 2pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
104%
1,156 / 1,110 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Good
last graded, 2023
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Brookfield Community School is a secondary school located in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The school caters for boys and girls aged 11 to 18 and currently has 1,168 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 1,110. It is part of the REDHILL ACADEMY TRUST. The school is led by Mr Keith Hirst.
Enrichment
2 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Creative Writing
- Duke of Edinburgh
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
Key facts
- URN
- 136548
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Constituency
- Chesterfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2011
Governing body (10 current, 3 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Ian Webb | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Caroline Ashley | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Claire Stembridge | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Miss Sarah Brown | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Alastair Smith | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Ellen Buggins | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Andrew Gilbert | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Rebecca Bage | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Mark Coles | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Headteacher Keith Hirst | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2019 |
| Mr John Barker Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Elizabeth Gregory Former | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Ellen Buggins Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record