Brookside Community Primary School

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Brooks Road
Street
Somerset
BA16 0PR
Phone 01458443340
Reference Number 136848

Brookside Community Primary School continues to perform well as a good school, fostering an inclusive environment where pupils from both mainstream and specialized provisions thrive together. The school's strong emphasis on personal development equips pupils with important life skills and promotes a sense of community. While the recent curriculum changes have had positive outcomes, some subjects are not being taught as effectively as intended, leading to gaps in pupils' knowledge in specific areas. Overall, the school offers a rich array of learning experiences and is well-prepared to support all its students.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 568
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.76%
Girls: 48.24%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 16.6%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 6.5%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 24.9
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 29
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 26.6

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 27 31 58
2 33 31 64
3 32 34 66
4 33 37 70
5 30 45 75
6 42 32 74

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 80.1%
Unclassified 8.5%
White, Other 2.3%
African 1.4%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.2%
Mixed, Other 1.2%
White & Asian 1.1%
White & Black (African) 0.9%
Chinese 0.7%
Indian 0.7%
Asian, Other 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 01 Nov 2023
Date Report
01 Nov 2023 School inspection
25 Jan 2018 Short inspection
26 Jun 2013 Full inspection:
14 Feb 2012 Academy conversion letter
14 Oct 2008 Full inspection:
Previously as Brookside Community Primary School
14 Oct 2008 Full inspection:
14 Sep 2005 Full inspection:
14 Sep 2005 Full inspection:
08 Nov 1999 Full inspection
08 Nov 1999 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Inclusive environment for all pupils
  • Strong personal development curriculum
  • Effective support for emotional and social development
  • High levels of pupil happiness and safety
  • Successful integration of excluded pupils into full-time education
  • Strong focus on communication and language skills in early years
  • Well-implemented phonics program

Areas for Improvement

  • Inconsistent implementation of the curriculum in some subjects
  • Pupils develop gaps in knowledge due to ineffective teaching in certain areas

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 48%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 8%

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 103
Maths 105

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 -0.6
Writing -0.5
Maths -1.4

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 22 1
Third Preference 3 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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