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Brookdale School
BD School Series 8
School Information
Age Range 11-18
Location Northam, North London
Headteacher Mrs Carrington (1979-1980)
Type of School Secondary School
Years Open Before 1978-1985
Status Closed

Brookdale School is a fictional secondary school in Grange Hill. The school served the First Year to the Upper 6th. Brookdale was located in the equally fictitious North London borough, Northam.

Brookdale merged with Grange Hill School and Rodney Bennet School in 1985.[1] The Brookdale site was abandoned,[2] subsequently vandalised[3] and eventually became a multi-storey car park.[4]

Filming Locations[]

Schools Used Series Years
Queens Park Community School, London Series 2 1979
Phoenix High School, London Series 7 1984
Hillside School, Hertfordshire Series 8 1985

Uniform[]

Series Year Uniform
Series 2 1979 In Series 2, uniform consisted of a grey or white shirt, an optional grey jumper, the school tie, black or grey trousers for the boys or a skirt for the girls, the school blazer with the logo and black shoes.
Series 4 1980-1981 In Series 4, uniform consisted of a grey or white shirt, an optional grey or burgondy jumper, the school tie, black or grey trousers for the boys or a skirt for the girls, the school blazer with the logo and black shoes.
Series 7-8 1984-1985 In Series 7, the students didn't wear uniform. In Series 8 when Brookdale merged with Grange Hill, Brookdale students didn't wear school uniform.
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