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Brington CofE Primary School

Primary Ages 4-11 94 pupils Brington
Ofsted: Good

Brington CofE Primary School is a voluntary controlled school in Huntingdonshire for pupils aged 4 to 11. It has a Church of England religious character. It has 94 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Brington CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2023. In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Ofsted inspection: March 2023. KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Voluntary controlled school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Church of England
Address Church Lane
Brington
Cambridgeshire
PE28 5AE
Phone 01832710383
Reference Number 110827

General Makeup

Number of pupils 94
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 54.26%
Girls: 45.74%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 11.7%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 0%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 23.5
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 18.5
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 28.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 1 7 8
2 12 4 16
3 9 4 13
4 6 6 12
5 8 6 14
6 11 7 18

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 83%
White, Other 10.6%
White & Black (Caribbean) 3.2%
White & Black (African) 1.1%
African 1.1%

Brington CofE Primary School is performing well and continues to be classified as a good school. The pupils exhibit strong learning values such as self-belief, teamwork, ambition, and respect. They are engaged and confident in their abilities, reflecting a positive school culture cultivated by motivated staff and supportive governance. Parents appreciate the school's approach and often recommend it to others. The school effectively implements its phonics program and encourages a high standard of behavior among pupils, contributing to a safely managed environment.

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 19 Jan 2023
Date Report
19 Jan 2023 School inspection
27 Sep 2017 Full inspection:
22 Sep 2015 Full inspection:
26 Apr 2012 Full inspection:
01 Jul 2009 Full inspection:
13 Jul 2006 Full inspection:
17 Jan 2000 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils display strong self-belief and are confident learners.
  • Teamwork among pupils is evident, with peers supporting each other's learning.
  • Strong engagement in extracurricular activities led by older pupils.
  • Effective phonics program that prepares pupils well for reading.
  • Positive behavior management strategies that promote good conduct.

Areas for Improvement

  • Lack of specificity in some foundation subjects' curriculum.
  • Insufficient clarity in support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 67%
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 104
Maths 103

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 -2.3
Writing -1.2
Maths -4.6

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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 3 0
Third Preference 0 0
From another Local Authority 3 2

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Brington CofE Primary School had 92 pupils for 120 places. 28 places (23.3%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “Huntingdon Rural 1 Primary” planning area

Cambridgeshire counted 27 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 34 in 2029–30, up 26%.

201020112012201320142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
Places 140120120120120120120120120120120120120120120
Pupils 9698109112105103875551639510710910092
Unfilled 31.4%18.3%9.2%6.7%12.5%14.2%27.5%54.2%57.5%47.5%20.8%10.8%9.2%16.7%23.3%

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 Brington CofE Primary School attended 95.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

20142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
Authorised absence 2.9%3.8%3.5%3.4%2.7%2.6%3.1%4.6%4.2%3.0%3.3%
Unauthorised absence 1.2%0.6%1.6%2.4%0.7%0.8%0.3%0.3%0.6%0.6%0.8%
Severely absent pupils 0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.6%1.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%

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, 0.0% of pupils at Brington CofE 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 0.00.00.00.00.00.03.31.50.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Permanent exclusions 0000000000001000

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 Brington CofE Primary School had 16.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 38.5% 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 13.913.416.116.18.89.86.28.610.49.312.59.59.48.38.77.6
Teachers who left state teaching 4.8%0.0%0.0%33.3%0.0%0.0%20.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%14.7%23.1%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 0.0%60.0%50.0%0.0%20.0%66.7%20.0%–––16.7%50.0%42.9%77.8%33.3%–
Sick days per teacher 0.00.83.70.00.421.70.6–––2.02.11.43.80.8–

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, 12.8% of pupils at Brington CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Social, emotional and mental health 6 1
Speech, language and communication needs 3 2
Moderate learning difficulty 3 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 Brington CofE Primary School received £8,590 and spent £8,390 for each of its 94 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £111,000 (£1,184 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

20192020202120222023202420252026
Revenue reserve £73,000£86,000£80,000£70,000£68,000£48,000£93,000£111,000
per pupil £1,137£1,229£859£647£642£485£1,028£1,184
In-year balance -£29,000£13,000-£6,000-£11,000-£2,000-£21,000£45,000£19,000
per pupil -£455£190-£66-£99-£17-£209£499£200

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

Name Distance
Spaldwick Primary School
Royston Avenue, Spaldwick, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE28 0TH
3.34 miles
Titchmarsh Church of England Primary School
School Lane, Titchmarsh, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN14 3DR
4.59 miles
Kimbolton Primary Academy
Newtown, Kimbolton, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE28 0HY
4.71 miles
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What is Brington CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Brington CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2023.

When was Brington CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Brington CofE Primary School was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does Brington CofE Primary School have?

Brington CofE Primary School has 94 pupils on roll.

What age range does Brington CofE Primary School cover?

Brington CofE Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Brington CofE Primary School?

Brington CofE Primary School is at Church Lane, Brington, Cambridgeshire, PE28 5AE.

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