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Effectiveness of leadership and management Good
The quality of education Good
Behaviour and attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership and management Good
Early years provision Good
Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good
Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good
Outcomes for pupils Good
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Foundational Skills: Pupils receive high-quality phonics sessions which enable them to develop their skills in decoding words.
Success of the Curriculum: Leaders have delivered a curriculum that is varied and rich, significantly improving the progress of disadvantaged pupils in 2017.
Areas Needing Improvement: Increase the level of challenge in reading comprehension for lower-attaining pupils in key stage 1 to meet age-related expectations.
Support for Falling Behind: Interventions are swiftly provided where needed, and each pupil is monitored closely.
Behaviour and Attitudes: Pupils present their work immaculately and show high levels of care and pride in their workbooks.
Performance in Maths & Reading: The proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading in key stage 1 is lower than expected.
Support for SEND Pupils: The specialist provision is highly effective, offering individualized learning programs and successfully integrating with mainstream provision.
Managing Bullying and Pupil Safety: Leaders carry out in-depth employment checks and provide high-quality training to ensure a culture of safeguarding.
Promotion of Welfare and Safety: Weekly meetings discuss pupil concerns, ensuring information sharing and monitoring the progress of referrals to external agencies.
Teacher Engagement: Teachers have high expectations and pupils are eager to meet these benchmarks.
Impact on Student Progress: Current pupils’ books show high standards throughout, indicating strengthened progress across key stage 2.
Assessment of Teaching Quality: Leaders have invested in raising the quality of teaching, learning, and assessment across the school.
Teaching Staff Challenges: Moderation of pupils’ books may be necessary to ensure accurate assessments.
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Brookside Community Primary School is a Primary, Co-Ed school located in Somerset, South West.

It has 550 students from age 3-11 yr with a student-teacher ratio of 21 : 1.

At this school, 58% of pupils achieved higher standard in reading, writing & maths at key stage 2.

This school rated Good by recent Ofsted inspection.

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Phase of Education Primary Primary Primary
Type Academies Academies Academies
Snobe grade
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D-
Ofset report Good - Good
Age range 3-11 7-11 2-7
Gender Co-Ed Co-Ed Co-Ed
Student teacher ratio 21.8 - 25.3
Proficient Math 105 - -
Proficient Read 107 - -
Grade 5 or above GCSE - - -
Grade 5 or above A Level - - -
Day Fees - - -
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Primary Exam Result

View the average scaled scores of pupils in the key stage 2 reading and math tests. Scores of 100 or more indicate the expected standard, while 110 or more indicate a higher standard.

Average scaled score School LA England
Maths 105 90 97
Reading 107 92 98

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Reading, writing and maths School LA England
Pupils meeting the expected standard 58% 48.88% 55.96%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard 9% 6.42% 7.42%

Explore how much progress pupils have made in reading, writing, and math from key stage 1 to key stage 2.

Subject Progress score Description
Reading -0.6 Below Average
Writing -0.5 Below Average
Maths -1.4 Below Average

Exam Result Not Published

Due to the pandemic 2020, 2021 and 2022 Primary school exam
results were not published at school level.

Exam Result Not Published

Due to the pandemic 2020, 2021 and 2022 Primary school exam
results were not published at school level.

Exam Result Not Published

Due to the pandemic 2020, 2021 and 2022 Primary school exam
results were not published at school level.

View the average scaled scores of pupils in the key stage 2 reading and math tests. Scores of 100 or more indicate the expected standard, while 110 or more indicate a higher standard.

Average scaled score School LA England
Maths 107 3 94 96
Reading 105 1 94 95

Explore how well our pupils are doing academically. Discover the percentage of pupils who reach the expected level (with a score of 100 or more) and those who excel even further (achieving a score of 110 or more).

Reading, writing and maths School LA England
Pupils meeting the expected standard 63% 57.33% 60.44%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard 21% 15 9.22% 9.72%

Explore how much progress pupils have made in reading, writing, and math from key stage 1 to key stage 2.

Subject Progress score Description
Reading -0.7 Below Average
Writing -0.3 Average
Maths 0.2 Average

View the average scaled scores of pupils in the key stage 2 reading and math tests. Scores of 100 or more indicate the expected standard, while 110 or more indicate a higher standard.

Average scaled score School LA England
Maths 104 95 94
Reading 106 2 96 95

Explore how well our pupils are doing academically. Discover the percentage of pupils who reach the expected level (with a score of 100 or more) and those who excel even further (achieving a score of 110 or more).

Reading, writing and maths School LA England
Pupils meeting the expected standard 63% 9 59.12% 59.51%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard 6% 8.19% 9.16%

Explore how much progress pupils have made in reading, writing, and math from key stage 1 to key stage 2.

Subject Progress score Description
Reading -2.1 Below Average
Writing -1.9 Below Average
Maths -2.3 Below Average

View the average scaled scores of pupils in the key stage 2 reading and math tests. Scores of 100 or more indicate the expected standard, while 110 or more indicate a higher standard.

Average scaled score School LA England
Maths 104 91 93
Reading 104 92 93

Explore how well our pupils are doing academically. Discover the percentage of pupils who reach the expected level (with a score of 100 or more) and those who excel even further (achieving a score of 110 or more).

Reading, writing and maths School LA England
Pupils meeting the expected standard 54% 53.44% 56.29%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard 6% 8.13% 8.19%

Explore how much progress pupils have made in reading, writing, and math from key stage 1 to key stage 2.

Subject Progress score Description
Reading -0.4 Average
Writing -1.0 Below Average
Maths -0.3 Average
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Holidays 2024/25

Holidays Date
Autumn Half Term Holidays 28th Oct 2024 - 1st Nov 2024
Winter Holidays 23rd Dec 2024 - 3rd Jan 2025
Spring Half Term Holidays 17th Feb 2025 - 21st Feb 2025
Spring Holidays 7th Apr 2025 - 21st Apr 2025
Summer Half Term Holidays 26th May 2025 - 30th May 2025
Summer Holidays 24th Jul 2025 - 1st Sep 2025

Terms Dates 2024/25

Terms Dates
Autumn Term 3rd Sep 2024 - 27th Oct 2024
Autumn Term-2 2nd Nov 2024 - 22nd Dec 2024
Spring Term 4th Jan 2025 - 16th Feb 2025
Spring Term-2 22nd Feb 2025 - 6th Apr 2025
Summer Term 22nd Apr 2025 - 25th May 2025
Summer Term-2 31st May 2025 - 23rd Jul 2025
Students Teachers
21 : 1
Student teacher ratio at Brookside Community Primary School
Local authority ratio 19 : 1

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