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Brook Green Centre for Learning

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Community special school

Bodmin Road, Whitleigh, Plymouth PL5 4DZ · brookgreen.org.uk · 01752 773875

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Dec 2024
GCSEs, 2024/25
4.9
average Attainment 8 score. Plymouth 45.7, England 46
Pupils
111
13 over 98 places · 113%
Local authority
Plymouth
Sixth form
No
Free school meals
58.6%
First language not English
0.9%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 4.9, and 0% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Plymouth it was 45.7, and across England 46.

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 2.8 (England 46.3)2.82017/18: 5.3 (England 46.5)5.32018/19: 4.7 (England 46.7)4.72021/22: 5.6 (England 48.8)5.62022/23: 5.0 (England 46.3)5.02023/24: 3.8 (England 45.9)3.82024/25: 4.9 (England 46.0)4.9England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼4.946.0
▼0.0%45.4%
▼0.0%64.8%
▼0.0%40.5%
▼0.424.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
Further education85+18.3
Other education10−1.1
Not in a lasting destination5−6.1

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Brook Green Centre for Learning on 10 December 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
10 Dec 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementGood

Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Sept 2023

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Sept 2023Ungraded inspectionConcerns
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Mar 2018Monitoring visit
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jul 2014Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
  • Jul 2010Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

83% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (23 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
83%
Replies
23
22% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school●91% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe●92% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲87% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼79% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼83% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼60% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼79% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲96% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲100% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▲83% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly●78% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 83% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲60% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 35% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲92% agreeEngland 67%

based on 23 parents (100%) with SEND

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