Schools by area › Swindon › Brook Field Primary School
Brook Field Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Cartwright Drive, Shaw, Swindon SN5 5SB · brookfieldprimary.org · 01793 874582
Overview
- Ofsted
- Improved significantly
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 70%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Swindon 60%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 2.05 mi
- 3.30 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Furthest distance offered · Swindon Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 410
- 98% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Swindon
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 9.5%
- First language not English
- 12%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Furthest distance offered” went to a home 2.05 mi (3.30 km) from the school. Source: Swindon Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 63 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 94% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 60 | 63 | 1.1▲ | 94% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 56 | 53 | 0.9 | 98% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 55 | 53 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 58 | 72 | 1.2▲ | 78% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 54 | 50 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Furthest distance offered | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 2.05 mi3.30 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 70% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% the higher standard. Across Swindon it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲70% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 126283)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 12 March 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Brook Field Primary School was: Improved significantly.
- Outcome
- Improved significantly
- Inspected
- 11 Mar 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2014
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 126283), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jan 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 126283)
Feb 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 126283)
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (118 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 118
- 29% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 69% who raised concerns
based on the 40% who had a child bullied
based on 15 parents (13%) with SEND