Primary school

Brookside Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Cheshire West and Chester
  • CH66 2EE
Ofsted Good · inspected Oct 2014

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 12,275 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 82%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 12%12%2016/17: top 84%2017/18: top 24%2018/19: top 39%2022/23: top 85%2023/24: top 73%2024/25: top 82%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM50% · North West 63%2/10 Well below North West
Higher standard, RWM0% · North West 6%1/10 Well below North West
Reading score104 · North West 1053/10 Below
Maths score101 · North West 1051/10 Well below North West
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 75% · 24 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 46% · 24 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 77% · 30 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 71% · 28 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 44% · 27 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 53% · 30 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 50% · 30 pupils · North West 63%77%44%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 13% · 24 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 13% · 24 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 23% · 30 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 14% · 28 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 4% · 27 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 0% · 30 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 0% · 30 pupils · North West 6%23%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 24 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 102 · 24 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 108 · 30 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 105 · 28 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 102 · 27 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 103 · 30 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 104 · 30 pupils · North West 105108102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 105 · 24 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 107 · 24 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 108 · 30 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 107 · 28 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 100 · 27 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 101 · 30 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 101 · 30 pupils · North West 105108100No 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
2nd210
3rd90

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Satisfactory
  2. 2010Good
  3. 2013Requires improvement
  4. 2014Good
  5. 2018Remains Good
  6. 2023Remains Good

5 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

5 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026184
Free school meals (past 6 years)42.1%
First language not English11.5%
SEN support18.2%
EHC plan2.6%
Absence (sessions missed)6.8%
Persistently absent pupils24.4%

Girls 52.6%Boys 47.4%

87.6% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.4
Pupils per adult10.6
  • Classroom teachers 7.6
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 5.4
  • Other support 7

Teachers 9.6 FTE · Whole workforce 22.1 · 34 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,461
Spend per pupil£7,891
Staff spend per pupil£6,030
Reserve per pupil£682
  • +£120,340revenue reserve
  • +£100,552in-year balance

Grants £8,146 · self-generated £315 · premises £486 per pupil