Brookfield House became part of the Hornbeam Academy Trust in September 2012, with a newly appointed executive headteacher in post from that time. The school is monitored by its own governing body, which is directly accountable to the Strategic Board of Directors of the Trust. The predecessor school, also known as Brookfield House, was last inspected in June 2010, when its overall effectiveness was judged to be good. The school provides for pupils with physical disabilities and/or complex medical needs. It is also a designated school for children with hearing impairment. Some of the pupils have associated learning difficulties and some are operating within age appropriate levels. The school also includes the Hospital and Home Teaching Service (HHTS) based at Whipps Cross Hospital. Currently, the majority of pupils are boys. Similar proportions of pupils are of White British or Asian or Asian British backgrounds, with a small minority of Pakistani background. The majority of pupils are from families where English is not the home language. Almost all pupils at Brookfield House have a statement of special educational needs for physical disability. Those attending Whipps Cross Hospital school reflect the ethnic profile of the local authority and their attainment levels vary considerably. Numbers on roll vary as pupils join the school at different times during the year, particularly at Whipps Cross Hospital where all attend part time, some only attending for short stays and some who return for short stays at different times during the year. The school is organised into Early Years Foundation Stage, Primary (Key Stage 1 and 2) and Secondary (Key Stages 3 and 4) departments. Pupils are mainly kept within their key stage; although mixing of year groups, dependent on numbers and pupil ability, does occur. The proportion of pupils at Brookfield House eligible for the pupil premium, which provides additional government funding to support pupils known to be eligible for free school meals, children in local authority care and children from service families, is well above the national average. Currently, there are no children from service families and none in local authority care. The school does not use alternative, off-site provision.