Brook Infant School and Nursery

Brook Infant School and Nursery provides a good standard of education, demonstrating an effective curriculum that supports both academic and personal development. Staff foster a nurturing environment, and there is a strong commitment to inclusivity, particularly for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The school encourages a positive attitude towards learning, evidenced by well-prepared early years provision and a successful phonics program that enhances reading skills. While staff and pupils exhibit positive behavior overall, occasional low-level disruptions can detract from the learning experience.

Strengths

• Ambitious curriculum accessible to all pupils, including those with SEND.
• Strong early years provision that supports children's language and communication.
• Effective teaching in English and mathematics with skilled assessment practices.
• Positive relationships between staff, pupils, and parents, fostering a supportive community.
• Commitment to pupils' social and emotional development.

Areas for Improvement

• In a small number of subjects, gaps in pupils' knowledge are not identified or addressed effectively.
• Occasional low-level disruptions in behavior that impact learning.
• Limited wider opportunities for pupils to develop talents and interests beyond the academic curriculum.

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 Brook Infant School and Nursery attended 95.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

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, 5.7% of pupils at Brook Infant School and Nursery were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

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 Brook Infant School and Nursery had 20.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 7.5% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

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, 11.0% of pupils at Brook Infant School and Nursery were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

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 Brook Infant School and Nursery received £10,771 and spent £10,712 for each of its 172 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £133,000 (£775 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

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 Brook Infant School and Nursery's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Brook Infant School and Nursery is Good, from an inspection in July 2024.

When was Brook Infant School and Nursery last inspected by Ofsted?

Brook Infant School and Nursery was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does Brook Infant School and Nursery have?

Brook Infant School and Nursery has 172 pupils on roll.

What age range does Brook Infant School and Nursery cover?

Brook Infant School and Nursery for pupils aged 2 to 7.

Where is Brook Infant School and Nursery?

Brook Infant School and Nursery is at Salterns Road, Maidenbower, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 7JE.