Brookside Community Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 2 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Not applicable
Local authority
Somerset
Unique reference
136848
Address
Brooks Road, BA16 0PR

Pupils

Number of Pupils
550 (93% of total capacity)
Boys
49.6%
Girls
50.4%
First language not English
4.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
14.4%
Persistent absence
13.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
6.5%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 81.8%
Unclassified 6.7%
Mixed 4.4%
Other White 2.9%
Bangladeshi 1.1%
Other Asian 0.9%
African 0.9%
Chinese 0.7%
Indian 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.6
WritingAverage-0.5
MathsAverage-1.4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 58%
Local authority average 56%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 9%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 105
Local authority average 103
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Brookside Community Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
59
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
60
2nd preference
13
3rd preference
12
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
59
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes23.6
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30.9
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
10
5
5
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
3
3
0
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
63
37
26
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
3
0
3
Reception, Full-time
58
28
30
Year 1
64
33
31
Year 2
65
31
34
Year 3
72
35
37
Year 4
70
28
42
Year 5
73
41
32
Year 6
69
32
37
Year 2023-2024

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