Brook Community Primary School

Foundation school·Primary school Ashford, Kent·TN25 5PB
Composite score
40.3
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National rank
#1618
In South East
#321
In Kent
Top 73%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
62%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
100.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
9 first choices, 11 places
First choices per place
0.82
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
25
any preference, for 11 places
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.07
00.511.5
1 per place
0.6020220.8820230.9220240.8920250.822026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Brook Community Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
71
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
26.8%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
15.5%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
29.6%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
7.0%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
6.3%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
21.5%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
11.8
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£9,208
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About Brook Community Primary School

Brook Community Primary School is a primary school in Ashford, Kent, classified by the DfE as a foundation school. Around 71 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. 62% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 29.0 percentage points year on year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to 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 104 in reading and 100 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Brook Community Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 11 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 6.3%. There are about 11.8 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. 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.

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