The Brooksbank School

What The Brooksbank School does

The Brooksbank School is a state-funded, non-selective secondary school and sixth form located on Victoria Road in Elland, Calderdale, West Yorkshire (HX5 0QG), serving students aged 11–18 across Years 7–13. The school operates as a charitable company limited by guarantee (company number 9040380) and is a member of Together Learning Trust, a multi-academy trust providing governance, shared resources, and institutional backing. Its core offerings comprise a full secondary curriculum preparing students for GCSEs, a sixth form programme delivering A-Level-equivalent courses with enrichment, bursary support, and student guidance, plus a set of sub-services including SEND support, a Learning Resource Centre, careers education and newsletters, student wellbeing and safeguarding, extra-curricular activities (including sports), student leadership, and volunteering. The school's customer base is families and students in Calderdale and surrounding West Yorkshire, with no admissions selectivity applied and no tuition fees charged; revenue is generated almost entirely through UK state per-pupil funding flows, with ancillary income possible from catering, transport, uniform, and facility hire (though none of these is publicly priced). Marketing is conducted through the school's own website, open evenings, and email newsletters, and the institution ranks itself #1 for attainment among non-selective schools in Calderdale. Leadership comprises Executive Headteacher Dave Hewitt and Head of School Darren Atkinson, with Mrs V Taylor as reception contact.

Name

The Brooksbank School

Legal name

The Brooksbank School

Website

https://bbs.calderdale.sch.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Brooksbank School is a state-funded, non-selective secondary school and sixth form in Elland, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, serving students aged 11–18 as a member of Together Learning Trust and ranked #1 for attainment among non-selective schools in the region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Nonsectarian Independent Day Schools (EDAJABAA)

Keywords

• Secondary education services
• Sixth form education
• Comprehensive school programs
• Academic curriculum delivery
• Student support services

Headquarters

HQ city

Harrogate

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Brooksbank School is a non-selective comprehensive secondary school and sixth form in Elland, West Yorkshire, providing free state-funded education to students aged 11-18 (Years 7-13). The school delivers the standard GCSE and A-Level curricula, supplemented by SEND support, careers education and guidance, extracurricular activities, student wellbeing and safeguarding services, and a Learning Resource Centre. It operates as part of the Together Learning Trust multi-academy trust.

Product overview

The Brooksbank School is a non-selective secondary school and sixth form in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, ranked #1 in the area for attainment. The school operates as a unified educational institution offering secondary education (Years 7-11) and a Sixth Form program for post-16 students. The core offering is supplemented by specialized services including SEND support, a Learning Resource Centre, careers education, extra-curricular activities (including sports), student wellbeing and safeguarding services, and volunteer programs. The school is part of Together Learning Trust and serves the community of Elland, West Yorkshire.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Brooksbank School Secondary Education Non-selective secondary education programme for students in Years 7-11, delivering the standard GCSE curriculum in Calderdale, West Yorkshire. The programme is the school's core offering and is ranked #1 for attainment among non-selective schools in Calderdale.
• Brooksbank Sixth Form Post-16 advanced education programme (Years 12-13) offering A-Level equivalent courses, enrichment activities, bursary support, and student guidance for students progressing from Year 11.
• Learning Resource Centre On-campus library and learning resource facility that supports students' academic studies, research, and independent learning across both secondary and sixth form phases.
• SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) Support Specialised educational support service for students with special educational needs and disabilities, including dedicated SEND newsletters, tailored provision, and integrated careers guidance.
• Careers Education and Guidance Career-focused educational programme providing students with future career planning, careers guidance, and regular careers newsletters supporting progression from secondary education into further study or employment.
• Extra Curricular Activities After-school and lunchtime enrichment programme covering sports activities, student leadership opportunities, and volunteering programmes that complement the academic curriculum.
• Student Wellbeing Services Pastoral care and student wellbeing service covering safeguarding, mental health support, and broader pastoral provision for students across the school.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Together Learning TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Brooksbank School is a member of Together Learning Trust, a multi-academy trust providing educational services. The trust provides institutional support, governance, and shared resources to member schools including Brooksbank. The trust is registered as a charitable company limited by guarantee (company number 9040380).

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Star Academies: Multi-academy trust operating non-selective secondary schools with a focus on academic outcomes in underserved areas; comparable operating model and ethos to a non-selective state secondary.
• Harris Federation: Large multi-academy trust running a network of primary, secondary, and all-through academies across England; comparable to Brooksbank's MAT model at considerably greater scale.
• Lift Schools: National multi-academy trust (formerly Academies Enterprise Trust) operating a portfolio of secondary and primary schools across England; a comparable MAT-structured operator to Together Learning Trust.
• United Learning: One of the largest UK multi-academy trusts operating primary and secondary schools nationwide; a broad incumbent comparable to Together Learning Trust in governance and operating model.
• Ormiston Academies Trust: National multi-academy trust operating secondary and primary academies across England; similar state-funded academy model to Brooksbank's, but at significantly greater scale.
• Tauheedul Education Trust: Multi-academy trust operating high-performing faith and non-faith secondary schools in Lancashire and beyond; comparable in operating as a MAT delivering secondary education at scale.

Direct peers

• Dixons Academies Trust: Multi-academy trust operating a portfolio of high-performing secondary and through schools across Bradford and West Yorkshire; comparable as a regional, non-selective secondary provider with strong attainment track records.
• Outwood Grange Academy: Large non-selective secondary academy in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, that has historically been among the highest-attaining comprehensives in the region — directly comparable by geography, type, and academic positioning to Brooksbank.

Regional players

• North Halifax Grammar School: Selective secondary school in Halifax serving the Calderdale/Halifax corridor; competes for the same academically selective cohort that Brooksbank cannot recruit under its non-selective admissions policy.
• Crossley Heath School: Selective grammar school in Halifax, Calderdale — the most direct local competitor for higher-attaining pupils within the same admissions geography as Brooksbank.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/thebrooksbank
• Facebookfacebook.com/thebrooksbankschool

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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