SCHOOL PROFILE

Brookmead School

Primary Foundation school URN 110518
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 390 Published school capacity
Capacity used 76.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

20 May 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Foundation school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Buckinghamshire
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 299 299 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 173 57.9% of pupils
Male pupils 126 42.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

14.4%
10.4 pts below England
School 14.4%
Buckinghamshire 14.9%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

1.3%
19.0 pts below England
School 1.3%
Buckinghamshire 18.4%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

3.3%
2.3 pts above England
School 3.3%
Buckinghamshire 2.0%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
88.3%
264
Any other White background
3.3%
10
Any other Mixed background
2.7%
8
White and Black Caribbean
2.0%
6
Gypsy / Roma
0.7%
2
Unclassified
0.7%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 19.7% 59 of 299 pupils
1.1 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 19.7%
Buckinghamshire 18.9%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 18.4% 55 pupils
England 14.8% 3.6 pts above
EHC plans 1.3% 4 pupils
England 6.0% 4.7 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 17
Speech, language & communication 12
No specialist assessment yet 10
Moderate learning difficulty 8
Specific learning difficulty 4
Autistic spectrum disorder 3

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

83.0% 22.6 pts above England
School 83.0%
Buckinghamshire 63.3%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

87.0%

13.2 pts above England

School 87.0%
Buckinghamshire 77.4%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

88.0%

17.7 pts above England

School 88.0%
Buckinghamshire 71.0%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

94.0%

22.0 pts above England

School 94.0%
Buckinghamshire 73.6%
South East 70.9%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.38%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.84 pts lower than England
School 4.38%
Buckinghamshire 5.98%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

11.28%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

4.54 pts lower than England
School 11.28%
Buckinghamshire 14.74%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Buckinghamshire 1.60%
South East 1.93%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

76.7% 11.5 pts below England
Brookmead School
76.7%
Buckinghamshire
89.7%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information