Primary school

Brookhouse Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Blackburn with Darwen
  • BB1 6NY
Ofsted Good · inspected Nov 2011

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,945 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 13%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 70%70%2016/17: top 25%2017/18: top 31%2018/19: top 34%2022/23: top 13%13% · 2022/232023/24: top 16%2024/25: top 13%No exams

Against North WestArrows: North West rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM80% · North West 63%9/10 Top 20%+22.6 pts
Higher standard, RWM7% · North West 6%6/10 Middle−14.9 pts
Reading score108 · North West 1058/10 Above+39.8 pts
Maths score107 · North West 1058/10 Above
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 45% · 29 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 74% · 31 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 74% · 31 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 73% · 30 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 78% · 32 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 77% · 30 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 80% · 30 pupils · North West 63%80%45%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 7% · 29 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 13% · 31 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 13% · 31 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 13% · 30 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 13% · 32 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 13% · 30 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 7% · 30 pupils · North West 6%13%7%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 101 · 29 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 104 · 31 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 105 · 31 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 104 · 30 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 107 · 32 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 107 · 30 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 108 · 30 pupils · North West 105108101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 105 · 29 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 108 · 31 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 107 · 31 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 107 · 30 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 107 · 32 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 106 · 30 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 107 · 30 pupils · North West 105108105No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
20 of 20 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2020
2nd192
3rd241

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2022

  1. 2007Good
  2. 2011Good
  3. 2017Ungraded visit
  4. 2022Remains Good

26 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils
  • The extent to which pupils feel safe
  • The effectiveness of safeguarding procedures
  • Outcomes for individuals and groups of pupils
  • The effectiveness of care, guidance and support
  • The school's capacity for sustained improvement
  • The quality of pupils' learning and their progress
  • The extent to which pupils adopt healthy lifestyles
  • The leadership and management of teaching and learning
  • Outcomes for children in the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The quality of provision in the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The effectiveness with which the school promotes community cohesion
  • The effectiveness of the school's engagement with parents and carers
  • The effectiveness of partnerships in promoting learning and well-being
  • The extent of pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development
  • The extent to which pupils contribute to the school and wider community
  • The effectiveness of leadership and management of the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The effectiveness with which the school deploys resources to achieve value for money
  • The effectiveness with which the school promotes equality of opportunity and tackles discrimination
  • The extent to which the curriculum meets pupils' needs, including, where relevant, through partnerships
  • The quality of learning for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities and their progress
  • The effectiveness of the governing body in challenging and supporting the school so that weaknesses are tackled decisively...

4 weak areas

  • Pupils' attainment
  • Pupils' attendance
  • The use of assessment to support learning
  • The extent to which pupils develop workplace and other skills that will contribute to their future economic well-being

30 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026247
Free school meals (past 6 years)16.8%
First language not English99.6%
SEN support23.9%
EHC plan4.7%
Absence (sessions missed)4.4%
Persistently absent pupils14.7%

Girls 50.6%Boys 49.4%

117.6% full · 210 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 15 responses (5.7% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school100% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school100% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved100% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 66.7% not applicable100% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year100% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 20% not applicable100% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed0% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child100% agree
  • My child does well at this school100% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing100% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school100% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school100% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development100% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent100% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher22.8
Pupils per adult8.2
  • Classroom teachers 8
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 14.5
  • Other support 6

Teachers 10 FTE · Whole workforce 30.6 · 50 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,093
Spend per pupil£8,506
Staff spend per pupil£6,416
Reserve per pupil£124
  • +£28,240revenue reserve
  • −£94,079in-year balance

Grants £7,930 · self-generated £163 · premises £548 per pupil