Brookside Community Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 1 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
- 568 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.8%
- Girls
- 48.2%
- First language not English
- 5.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 14.1%
- Persistent absence
- 11.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.7%
White British 80.1%
Unclassified 8.5%
Mixed 4.4%
Other White 2.3%
African 1.4%
Bangladeshi 1.2%
Indian 0.7%
Chinese 0.7%
Other Asian 0.5%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.6
WritingAverage-0.5
MathsAverage-1.4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 62%
Local authority average 56%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 6%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 103
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Brookside Community Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 54
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 53
- 2nd preference
- 22
- 3rd preference
- 3
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 53
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 26.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 41 26 15 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 2 1 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 42 26 16 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 10 6 4 |
| Reception, Part-time | 2 2 0 |
| Reception, Full-time | 64 36 28 |
| Year 1 | 58 27 31 |
| Year 2 | 64 33 31 |
| Year 3 | 66 32 34 |
| Year 4 | 70 33 37 |
| Year 5 | 75 30 45 |
| Year 6 | 74 42 32 |