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Brookfield Park Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Community school
School Lane, Chapel House, Skelmersdale WN8 8EH · brookfieldparkprimary.co.uk · 01695 724042
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- May 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 76%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Lancashire 60%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 153
- 74% of 207 places
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 38.6%
- First language not English
- 16.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 17 families put the school first and 20 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 20 | 17 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 11 | 10 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 19 | 13 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 28 | 24 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 76% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% the higher standard. Across Lancashire it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲76% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Brookfield Park Primary School on 6 May 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching: Urgent improvement
- Achievement: Urgent improvement
- Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Urgent improvement
- Inspected
- 6 May 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Urgent improvement |
| Achievement | Urgent improvement |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Urgent improvement |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Sept 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Sept 2023Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Mar 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Feb 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
50% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (30 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 50%
- Replies
- 30
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 87% who raised concerns
based on the 37% who had a child bullied
based on 11 parents (37%) with SEND