Brookside Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Sept 29 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Leicestershire
Unique reference
145619
Address
Copse Close, Oadby, LE2 4FU

Pupils

Number of Pupils
440 (96% of total capacity)
Boys
55.0%
Girls
45.0%
First language not English
31.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
13%
Persistent absence
9.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
15.2%
Pupil ethnicities
Other Asian 25.7%
Indian 24.1%
Pakistani 11.8%
Mixed 10.2%
White British 9.5%
Other 3.9%
Unclassified 3.9%
Other White 3.6%
Other Black 2%
Chinese 2%
Bangladeshi 1.8%
African 1.4%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell above average5.1
WritingWell above average6.2
MathsWell above average5.4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 74%
Local authority average 61%
England average 61%

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

School 16%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Brookside Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
56
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
37
2nd preference
50
3rd preference
49
From another Local Authority
32
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
37
2nd preference
8
3rd preference
6
To another Local Authority
19
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 classes29.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30.2
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
58
31
27
Year 1
61
29
32
Year 2
62
34
28
Year 3
66
36
30
Year 4
65
36
29
Year 5
64
38
26
Year 6
64
38
26
Year 2023-2024

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