Primary school

Brook Street Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Cumberland
  • CA1 2JB
Ofsted report card · inspected Apr 2026

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 13,446 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 90%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 61%61%2016/17: top 56%56% · 2016/172017/18: top 62%2018/19: top 88%2022/23: top 81%2023/24: top 98%2024/25: top 90%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM43% · North West 63%1/10 Well below North West
Higher standard, RWM7% · North West 6%6/10 Middle
Reading score105 · North West 1054/10 Below
Maths score103 · North West 1053/10 Below
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 50% · 32 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 61% · 23 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 62% · 21 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 48% · 21 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 47% · 30 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 27% · 22 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 43% · 30 pupils · North West 63%62%27%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 32 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 9% · 23 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 10% · 21 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 10% · 21 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 7% · 30 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 0% · 22 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 7% · 30 pupils · North West 6%10%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 98 · 32 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 104 · 23 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 105 · 21 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 103 · 21 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 104 · 30 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 101 · 22 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 105 · 30 pupils · North West 10510598No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 101 · 32 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 108 · 23 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 107 · 21 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 105 · 21 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 104 · 30 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 100 · 22 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 103 · 30 pupils · North West 105108100No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
22 of 22 who put it first2024 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2222
2nd70
3rd80

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2026

  • InclusionExpected
  • AchievementNeeds attention
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected
  • Leadership and governanceExpected
  • Early yearsNeeds attention
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected
  • SafeguardingMet
  1. 2006Good
  2. 2009Satisfactory
  3. 2012Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2022Remains Good
  6. 2026Lowest Needs attention

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026228
Free school meals (past 6 years)21.4%
First language not English70.9%
SEN support7.0%
EHC plan2.2%
Absence (sessions missed)4.6%
Persistently absent pupils10.8%

Girls 48%Boys 52%

84.4% full · 270 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.0
Pupils per adult8.9
  • Classroom teachers 9.3
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 13.4
  • Other support 3.3

Teachers 11.3 FTE · Whole workforce 28.1 · 33 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,292
Spend per pupil£7,469
Staff spend per pupil£6,101
Reserve per pupil£243
  • +£55,108revenue reserve
  • −£40,281in-year balance

Grants £7,034 · self-generated £257 · premises £215 per pupil