Brook House Junior, Sheffield
Brook House Junior is a primary school for pupils aged 7 to 11 in Sheffield, part of Steel City Schools Partnership. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in November 2022. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 100th-highest of the 144 schools in Sheffield with published results, and 11,625th of 14,452 across England. It was 91% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2022)
- Capacity
- 91% full
- Attendance
- In line with England
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Brook House Junior in detail
Results
In 2025, 61% of Year 6 pupils at Brook House Junior reached the expected standard in reading and 71% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 73% and 72% in Sheffield and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 73% in reading and 73% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Brook House Junior
Across Sheffield, 95% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Sheffield lodged 186 appeals against primary school offers; 127 reached a hearing and 38 succeeded (29.9% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Brook House Junior are Beighton Nursery Infant School (under 0.1 miles, Good); Reignhead Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 53% reading, 42% maths); Waterthorpe Infant School (1 mile, Good); and Emmanuel Anglican/Methodist Junior Academy (1 mile, Good, 72% reading, 62% maths).
Brook House Junior's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 2 schools.
Beighton Nursery Infant SchoolReignhead Primary SchoolWaterthorpe Infant SchoolEmmanuel Anglican/Methodist Junior Academy
The trust
Brook House Junior is one of 10 schools run by Steel City Schools Partnership, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 45% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
4.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (89%) and Mixed (6%).
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Beighton-Drake House Lane to City, about 1060 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is High Street/School Road (opposite), 190 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Brook House Junior stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Brook House Junior issued 16 suspensions, 4.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Brook House Junior are Westfield School (0.7 miles) and Aston Academy (1.7 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its November 2022 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
At a Glance
23.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 73% to 61% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 71% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 71% to 55% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
29.5
Avg class size
29.5
KS2
11
Total classes
3 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Brook House Junior
Term dates
Brook House Junior is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Sheffield's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Tube / Metro / Tram
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Brook House Junior from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Brook House Junior is in Sheffield; for families living there:
- Sheffield's school travel policy: Home to School Travel and Transport Policy September 2023
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Sheffield is 17 (the median across 193 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
91%
Near capacity
327 pupils
360 places
33 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Sheffield
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Sheffield
Across Sheffield council
Places available
6,785
Applications
5,415
Got 1st preference
95.1%
Got preferred school
98.9%
All primary applications across Sheffield council (2026/27), not just this school.
Inspection History
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
48
SEN Support
12
EHC Plans
18.5%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
325
Total Pupils
140
Boys
185
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
17
Teachers
19.1:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£46,649
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£4,970
Per pupil
£1781k
Total funding
£103k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.1%
Overall absence
13.8%
Persistent absence
334
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Brook House Junior
Questions parents ask about Brook House Junior
What are SATs results like at Brook House Junior?
Of the pupils at Brook House Junior who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 61% reached the expected standard in reading and 71% did so in maths.
What is Brook House Junior's Ofsted rating?
Brook House Junior was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in November 2022.
What is the catchment area for Brook House Junior?
No fixed boundary. When Brook House Junior is oversubscribed, Sheffield allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Brook House Junior?
Brook House Junior was not full in 2025: it ran at 91% of its 360 places.
How big are the classes at Brook House Junior?
Classes at Brook House Junior average 29.5 pupils (2025/26). 3 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Brook House Junior?
Brook House Junior has around 325 pupils on roll. 23% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Brook House Junior?
5.1% of sessions were missed at Brook House Junior in 2024/25. 13.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Brook House Junior?
Apply through Sheffield's coordinated admissions process, naming Brook House Junior on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
How many road collisions happen near Brook House Junior?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Sheffield is 17 (the median across 193 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Brook House Junior?
Brook House Junior is at School Road, Beighton, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S20 1EG.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)