Brookfield Primary Academy

Brookfield Junior Academy has demonstrated a good level of performance across various domains, including the quality of education, behavior, personal development, and leadership. The staff exhibit a strong commitment to the pupils and ensure that they are well-prepared for future educational stages. Notably, the pupils have positive attitudes towards learning, and there is a supportive atmosphere within the school. Additionally, the leaders emphasize equality and provide a supportive environment for all students, including those with SEND.

Strengths

• Leaders are ambitious for every pupil.
• Staff provide a curriculum that prepares pupils well.
• Pupils behave well and have positive attitudes towards learning.
• Strong emphasis on equality and respect for diversity.
• Effective early years provision with a well-planned phonics program.
• Staff receive appropriate training to support pupils with SEND.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum development is inconsistent in some foundation subjects.
• Some pupils do not attend school regularly, affecting their learning.

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 Brookfield Primary Academy attended 93.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 21.1% 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, 3.1% of pupils at Brookfield Primary Academy 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 Brookfield Primary Academy had 25.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.1% 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, 16.2% of pupils at Brookfield Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.9% 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 2024–25 Brookfield Primary Academy received £6,743 and spent £6,699 for each of its 254 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £225,000 (£887 per pupil).

Across all 12 schools of Aston Community Education Trust, income was £7,762 and spending £7,726 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Mexborough · Rotherham local authority: places and applications

Brookfield Primary Academy is part of Aston Community Education Trust, which runs 12 schools. The nearest others:

• Swinton Academy Mexborough
• Listerdale Primary Academy Rotherham
• Thurcroft Junior Academy Rotherham
• Waverley Primary Academy Rotherham
• Aughton Primary Academy Sheffield
• Aston Academy Sheffield
• Springwood Primary Academy Sheffield
• Lowedges Primary Academy Sheffield
• Langwith Bassett Primary Academy Mansfield
• Shirebrook Academy Mansfield

What is Brookfield Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Brookfield Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in November 2022.

When was Brookfield Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Brookfield Primary Academy was last inspected in November 2022.

How many pupils does Brookfield Primary Academy have?

Brookfield Primary Academy has 260 pupils on roll.

What age range does Brookfield Primary Academy cover?

Brookfield Primary Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Brookfield Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 72% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Brookfield Primary Academy?

Brookfield Primary Academy is at Lime Grove, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, S64 8TQ.