SCHOOL PROFILE

Brookside Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 146491
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 315 Published school capacity
Capacity used 101.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

20 November 2024
Latest published outcome Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Nottinghamshire
Trust EQUALS TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 319 305 full-time · 14 part-time
Female pupils 153 48.0% of pupils
Male pupils 166 52.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

11.3%
13.5 pts below England
School 11.3%
Rushcliffe 14.3%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

3.4%
16.9 pts below England
School 3.4%
Rushcliffe 15.7%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.3%
0.7 pts below England
School 0.3%
Rushcliffe 0.5%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
85.6%
273
Any other White background
5.0%
16
Irish
2.2%
7
Any other Mixed background
1.9%
6
Indian
1.3%
4
White and Asian
1.3%
4
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 10.3% 33 of 319 pupils
10.5 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 10.3%
Rushcliffe 10.0%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 9.7% 31 pupils
England 14.8% 5.1 pts below
EHC plans 0.6% 2 pupils
England 6.0% 5.4 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 10
Social, emotional & mental health 10
Other difficulty or disability 6
Moderate learning difficulty 3
No specialist assessment yet 2
Speech, language & communication 2

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%
Rushcliffe 71.4%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

86.0%

12.2 pts above England

School 86.0%
Rushcliffe 84.2%
East Midlands 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

83.0%

12.7 pts above England

School 83.0%
Rushcliffe 80.1%
East Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

90.0%

18.0 pts above England

School 90.0%
Rushcliffe 82.9%
East Midlands 71.5%
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

4.11%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.11 pts lower than England
School 4.11%
Rushcliffe 4.48%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

6.34%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

9.47 pts lower than England
School 6.34%
Rushcliffe 9.04%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.37%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.43 pts lower than England
School 0.37%
Rushcliffe 1.04%
East Midlands 1.72%
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

101.3% 13.1 pts above England
Brookside Primary School
101.3%
Rushcliffe
91.4%
East Midlands
86.8%
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