Brookvale Primary School

Brookvale Primary School has made significant progress since its previous inspection 11 years ago, transitioning from an 'Outstanding' rating to a 'Good' assessment under the current inspection framework. The school fosters a supportive and nurturing environment that prioritizes high expectations for pupils, contributing to their overall happiness and engagement in learning. Notably, the institution has effectively addressed the needs of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), ensuring that all students can thrive academically and personally. However, there are areas concerning the consistency of curriculum delivery and the need for enhanced support in some subjects to prevent knowledge gaps among students.

Strengths

• School fosters a nurturing and supportive learning environment.
• Pupils are happy and engaged in their learning.
• High expectations lead to positive student outcomes.
• Effective support for pupils with SEND.
• Strong community involvement with parents and families.
• Positive school culture with good behaviour and respect among pupils.
• Established early reading programme preparing children for future learning.
• Skilled staff adept at addressing misconceptions in lessons.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum content not clearly defined in some subjects.
• Inconsistent implementation of the intended curriculum.
• Gaps in pupils' learning not identified and addressed swiftly enough.

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 Brookvale Primary School attended 93.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 16.4% 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, 4.0% of pupils at Brookvale Primary School 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 Brookvale Primary School had 18.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 4.9% 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, 15.3% of pupils at Brookvale Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.9% 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 Brookvale Primary School received £8,740 and spent £8,948 for each of its 200 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £41,000 (£206 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 Brookvale Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Brookvale Primary School is Good, from an inspection in June 2024.

When was Brookvale Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Brookvale Primary School was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does Brookvale Primary School have?

Brookvale Primary School has 209 pupils on roll.

What age range does Brookvale Primary School cover?

Brookvale Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 60% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Brookvale Primary School?

Brookvale Primary School is at Northwich Road, Brookvale, Runcorn, Cheshire, WA7 6BZ.