Brookfield Community Primary School, Preston

From the headteacher's welcome: "Brookfield Primary School is a true community school, providing the very best learning and care for all of our 200 wonderful children. Our cosy, welcoming school sits in the heart of Preston within the community of Brookfield. The school was judged to be a good school in its recent Ofsted inspection (December 2022)."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, gymnastics, dance, Lego, STEM, gardening, eco club, art and forest school.

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.

In 2025, 97% of Year 6 pupils at Brookfield Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 97% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 74% in Lancashire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 47% in reading and 70% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 16 families put Brookfield Community Primary School as their first choice and 42 named it as one of their preferences, for 23 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Brookfield Community Primary School are St Maria Goretti Catholic Primary School, Preston (0.3 miles); Longsands Community Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 81% reading, 81% maths); Preston Greenlands Community Primary School (0.5 miles, Requires improvement, 63% reading, 60% maths); and Preston Grange Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 59% reading, 59% maths).

Brookfield Community Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.

29 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Brookfield Community Primary School (as of April 2026): 76% would recommend the school, 86% say their child is happy there and 89% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (93%); the weakest, that they are kept well informed about progress (72%).

45.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

Brookfield Community Primary School had 8 teachers in 2026, one for every 24 pupils: fewer teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Preston Rail Station, about 2.6 miles away in a straight line.

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Shops (opposite), 110 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Brookfield Community Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 228 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Lancashire (109), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Brookfield Community Primary School issued 27 suspensions, 13.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.