The Brow Community Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address The Clough
Halton Brow
Runcorn
Cheshire
WA7 2HB
Phone 01928563089
Reference Number 111124

The Brow Community Primary School is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating across all inspection domains. Pupils display a strong sense of belonging and enjoy a supportive community where they feel safe and cared for. The school boasts a high-quality curriculum that is particularly effective for all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). There is a commendable focus on maintaining high expectations for both behavior and academic achievement, which results in a productive and positive learning environment.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 146
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 58.9%
Girls: 41.1%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 55.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 2.7%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 16.2
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 16
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 16.4

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 9 9 18
2 9 12 21
3 12 5 17
4 13 9 22
5 12 10 22
6 17 5 22

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 93.8%
White, Other 1.4%
Indian 1.4%
White & Black (African) 1.4%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.7%
Mixed, Other 0.7%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 08 Jun 2022
Date Report
08 Jun 2022 School inspection:
08 Jul 2021 School inspection
23 Jun 2015 Full inspection:
01 Nov 2013 Monitoring visit
25 Jun 2013 Full inspection:
30 Jun 2010 Interim assessment
13 Jun 2007 Full inspection:
01 Jul 2002 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils enjoy strong relationships with staff and peers.
  • High expectations for behavior and achievement are maintained.
  • A broad range of extra-curricular activities is offered.
  • Ambitious and well-structured curriculum supports all pupils including those with SEND.
  • Effective assessment systems in most subjects help identify misconceptions.
  • Teachers effectively adapt learning for pupils with SEND.

Areas for Improvement

  • In some subjects, teachers do not ensure secure subject-specific vocabulary.
  • A few assessment systems are less precise, hindering insights into pupil achievement.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 27%
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 94
Maths 92

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 1.7
Writing -1.8
Maths -1.1

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 8 0
Third Preference 6 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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