Brookfield Primary School

About Brookfield Primary School

Brookfield Primary School is a primary school in Mansfield, Derbyshire, classified by the DfE as a community school. Around 166 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Requires improvement' judgement from Ofsted. 19% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 13.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 98 in reading and 99 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Brookfield Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 25 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 9.8%. There are about 18.9 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 65% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. If you are considering Brookfield Primary School, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.