Brook House Junior

Brook House Junior School has been evaluated as a good school in its first inspection. Pupils express pride in attending the school, which offers a warm and supportive environment. The leadership team fosters a culture of safety and encourages students to voice their concerns. The curriculum is broad and ambitious, focusing on building students' knowledge in various subjects. However, some areas, particularly concerning the progress of students with special educational needs and the inconsistency in monitoring knowledge retention in certain subjects, have been identified for improvement.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and supported in a warm environment.
• The curriculum is broad and ambitious, enhancing students' knowledge.
• Pupils enjoy a variety of well-planned extra-curricular activities.
• Leaders effectively identify and support pupils with special educational needs.
• Strong emphasis on reading, with well-chosen books that engage students.

Areas for Improvement

• Some teachers do not set precise targets for students with SEND.
• Inconsistent monitoring of student understanding in wider curriculum subjects.

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 House Junior attended 94.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.8% 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, 2.1% of pupils at Brook House Junior 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 House Junior had 23.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 4.5% 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, 14.8% of pupils at Brook House Junior were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.7% 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 Brook House Junior received £5,798 and spent £5,964 for each of its 328 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £4,000 (£13 per pupil).

Across all 10 schools of Steel City Schools Partnership, income was £7,074 and spending £6,980 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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Brook House Junior is part of Steel City Schools Partnership, which runs 10 schools. The nearest others:

• Bankwood Primary School Sheffield
• Woodseats Primary School Sheffield
• Greenhill Primary School Sheffield
• Monteney Primary School Sheffield
• Mansel Primary Sheffield
• Fox Hill Primary Sheffield
• Windmill Hill Primary School Sheffield
• Lound Junior School Sheffield
• Lound Infant School Sheffield

What is Brook House Junior's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Brook House Junior is Good, from an inspection in January 2023.

When was Brook House Junior last inspected by Ofsted?

Brook House Junior was last inspected in January 2023.

How many pupils does Brook House Junior have?

Brook House Junior has 325 pupils on roll.

What age range does Brook House Junior cover?

Brook House Junior for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are Brook House Junior's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 48% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Brook House Junior?

Brook House Junior is at School Road, Beighton, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S20 1EG.