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Brook Community Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Foundation school

Spelders Hill, Brook, Ashford TN25 5PB · brook-ashford.kent.sch.uk · 01233 812614

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected May 2023
Key stage 2, 2024/25
62%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Kent 62%, England 62%
Demand for places
0.8
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
76
72% of 105 places
Local authority
Kent
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
30.3%
First language not English
7.9%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 9 families put the school first and 11 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 3 (Places 5)3September 2023: 7 (Places 8)7September 2024: 11 (Places 12)11September 2025: 8 (Places 9)8September 2026: 9 (Places 11)9Places 11
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261190.8100%
September 2025Sept 2025980.9100%
September 2024Sept 202412110.9100%
September 2023Sept 2023870.9100%
September 2022Sept 2022530.6100%

Results

In 2024/25, 62% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Kent it was 62%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 71% (England 53%)71%2016/17: 43% (England 61%)43%2017/18: 47% (England 64%)47%2018/19: 47% (England 65%)47%2022/23: 56% (England 60%)56%2023/24: 33% (England 61%)33%2024/25: 62% (England 62%)62%England 62%

Ofsted

Brook Community Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 10 May 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
10 May 2023
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementOutstanding
Early yearsGood

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Oct 2019

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Oct 2019Requires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Jan 2016Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Oct 2013Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement

What parents said

90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (29 replies, to 1 April 2024).

Recommend
90%
Replies
29
41% · 1 Apr 2024
Child is happy at school▲100% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▲97% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▲93% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●82% agreeEngland 83%
Child does well▲93% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲100% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▲93% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲100% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▲97% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▲86% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲80% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 86% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲76% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 41% who had a child bullied

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