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Brookfield Primary School

Primary Ages 2-11 372 pupils London
Ofsted: Good
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Brookfield Primary School is a community school in Camden for pupils aged 2 to 11. It has 372 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Brookfield Primary School is Good, from an inspection in November 2023. In 2025, 47% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Ofsted inspection: November 2023. KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 2-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Chester Road
London
N19 5DH
Phone 02072729627
Reference Number 100011

General Makeup

Number of pupils 372
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.61%
Girls: 48.39%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 38.1%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 18.8%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 24.2
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 27
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 24

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 14 14 28
2 30 24 54
3 16 25 41
4 27 24 51
5 23 19 42
6 27 27 54

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 43.5%
White, Other 14.5%
White & Black (Caribbean) 8.1%
Asian, Other 4.6%
White & Black (African) 4.3%
White & Asian 4%
African 2.4%
Unclassified 1.9%
Mixed, Other 1.3%
Chinese 0.8%
Irish 0.8%
Caribbean 0.8%
Indian 0.3%
Pakistani 0.3%

Brookfield Primary School continues to perform at a good level, providing a caring and inclusive environment where pupils feel happy and safe. The school has a well-structured curriculum that supports pupils in building their knowledge across subjects, particularly excelling in reading and mathematics. Staff- pupil relationships are strong, and there are many opportunities for pupils to engage in extracurricular activities, fostering a sense of belonging among the school community. Parents praise the school for treating students as part of a family and supporting their development.

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 19 Sep 2023
Date Report
19 Sep 2023 School inspection
19 Apr 2018 Short inspection
05 Jun 2014 Full inspection:
09 Jan 2012 Interim assessment
17 Jun 2009 Full inspection:
10 Jul 2006 Full inspection:
29 Nov 1999 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils enjoy a broad and balanced curriculum.
  • High expectations for pupil behaviour are maintained.
  • The school provides effective support for pupils with SEND.
  • Strong relationships between staff and pupils promote a positive learning environment.
  • Parents and carers express high satisfaction with the school.
  • Staff feel supported in their roles and appreciate the professional development opportunities.

Areas for Improvement

  • In some foundation subjects, key knowledge has not been clearly defined, leading to superficial learning.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 47%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 107
Maths 102

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 1.6
Writing 1.5
Maths 0

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Average Scaled Score

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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 23 7
Third Preference 31 7
From another Local Authority 58 24

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Brookfield Primary School had 330 pupils for 420 places. 90 places (21.4%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “Planning Area 2 / North East Primary” planning area

Camden counted 195 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 194 in 2029–30, down 1%.

201020112012201320142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
Places 420420420420420420420420420420420420420420420
Pupils 388399392394408410413406403396372359337345330
Unfilled 7.6%5.0%6.7%6.2%2.9%2.4%1.7%3.3%4.0%5.7%11.4%14.5%19.8%17.9%21.4%

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Brookfield Primary School attended 93.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 18.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

20142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
Authorised absence 3.7%3.9%3.8%3.6%3.9%4.1%4.0%6.2%4.5%4.6%5.1%
Unauthorised absence 0.4%0.6%0.4%0.5%0.4%0.6%0.8%1.1%1.1%1.2%1.7%
Severely absent pupils 0.0%0.0%0.0%0.6%0.0%0.0%0.3%0.9%2.2%1.6%0.6%

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.3% of pupils at Brookfield Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 1.94.40.50.52.310.32.00.00.20.20.90.02.70.53.31.8
Permanent exclusions 0000001000000000

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Brookfield Primary School had 16.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 21.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

2011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Pupils per adult 15.514.412.011.611.110.69.311.110.59.310.610.09.39.79.38.2
Teachers who left state teaching 20.5%10.2%9.8%31.6%5.2%9.0%11.5%9.2%4.7%12.4%9.4%7.5%9.6%17.1%13.8%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 63.0%65.0%79.2%68.2%70.8%75.0%0.0%60.9%51.9%–3.6%–56.5%73.9%28.0%–
Sick days per teacher 2.52.53.510.53.84.90.02.52.3–0.4–2.03.30.5–

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 16.9% of pupils at Brookfield Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Speech, language and communication needs 29 4
Social, emotional and mental health 15 1
Specific learning difficulty 7 2
Autistic spectrum disorder 5 2
Hearing impairment 2 0
No specialist assessment of need 2 0
Physical disability 1 1
Multi-sensory impairment 1 0
Severe learning difficulty 1 0
Vision impairment 0 1

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Brookfield Primary School received £9,815 and spent £10,384 for each of its 363 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £362,000 (-£998 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

20192020202120222023202420252026
Revenue reserve £381,000£179,000£135,000£116,000£50,000-£77,000-£156,000-£362,000
per pupil £902£426£336£295£131-£199-£405-£998
In-year balance £78,000-£202,000-£44,000-£19,000-£66,000-£126,000-£79,000-£206,000
per pupil £185-£480-£110-£49-£175-£328-£206-£569

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Brookfield Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Brookfield Primary School is Good, from an inspection in November 2023.

When was Brookfield Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Brookfield Primary School was last inspected in November 2023.

How many pupils does Brookfield Primary School have?

Brookfield Primary School has 372 pupils on roll.

What age range does Brookfield Primary School cover?

Brookfield Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Brookfield Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 47% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Brookfield Primary School?

Brookfield Primary School is at Chester Road, London, N19 5DH.

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