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Brookfields Primary School, Birmingham

Good
Primary
Academy sponsor led
Mixed
Ages 3–11

Brookfields Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Birmingham, part of Create Partnership Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2023. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 147th-highest of the 275 schools in Birmingham with published results, and 7,842nd of 14,452 across England. It was 93% full in 2025.

SATs results
In line with England
Ofsted
Good (2023)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
Better than England average
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Birmingham (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Brookfields Primary School in detail

Results

In 2025, 78% of Year 6 pupils at Brookfields Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 74% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Birmingham and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 67% in reading and 69% in maths in 2024.

Getting a place at Brookfields Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 36 families put Brookfields Primary School as their first choice and 88 named it as one of their preferences, for 40 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Admissions history and your chances at Brookfields Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Brookfields Primary School are St Francis Catholic Primary School (0.6 miles); Nelson Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 84% reading, 81% maths); St Patrick and St Edmund's Catholic Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 75% reading, 67% maths); and St George's Church of England Academy, Newtown (0.6 miles, Good, 83% reading, 80% maths).

Brookfields Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.

St Francis Catholic Primary SchoolNelson Primary SchoolSt Patrick and St Edmund's Catholic Primary SchoolSt George's Church of England Academy, Newtown

The trust

Brookfields Primary School is one of 4 schools run by Create Partnership Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 55% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

All 4 schools in Create Partnership Trust

Who goes there

54.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 68.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (46%), other ethnic groups (22%) and Asian (21%).

In 2026, 37 pupils (9.5%) received SEN support and 13 (3.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Getting there

The nearest tram or metro stop is Jewellery Quarter (West Midlands Metro), about 270 metres away (roughly a 3-minute walk).

15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Primary School (opposite), 140 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Brookfields Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 1036 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and other theft. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Birmingham (435), as is usual near a town centre.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Brookfields Primary School issued 5 suspensions, 1.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Brookfields Primary School are Jewellery Quarter Academy (0.4 miles), Nishkam High School (0.6 miles), City Academy (1.3 miles) and Riverside Virtual College (1.3 miles).

Jewellery Quarter AcademyNishkam High SchoolCity AcademyRiverside Virtual College

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

Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Miss Bernadette O'Rourke
Pupils:391
LA:Birmingham
Phone:01216751897
Address:2 Hingeston Street, Hockley, Birmingham, B18 6PU
Trust:CREATE PARTNERSHIP TRUST (4 schools)
Admissions:Non-selective
Status:open
Opened:1 November 2018

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 4 years ago
Good

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 13 March 2023View full report
URN:146437
UKPRN:10081432
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Birmingham Ladywood
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its March 2023 inspection.

Rated Good for

Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.

At a Glance

54.7%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+11ppMaths+5ppWriting+5pp

Reading has improved from 67% to 78% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 69% to 74% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 69% to 74% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

26.1

Avg class size

24.8

Infant (KS1)

27.4

KS2

15

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

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Before and after school care

Brookfields Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Birmingham

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Brookfields Primary School.

  • Kidz Come FirstAt the school · Not yet graded

Term dates

Brookfields Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Birmingham's term dates for its community schools.

Getting There

Train Stations

Jewellery Quarter Rail Station
344m · 6 min walk

Tube / Metro / Tram

Jewellery Quarter (West Midlands Metro)
273m · 4 min walk

Bus Stops

Primary School (opp)
141m · 2 min walk
Knightstone Avenue (adj)
147m · 2 min walk
Icknield Street (opp)
207m · 3 min walk
Pitsford Street (before)
279m · 5 min walk
Carver Street (opp)
317m · 5 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
71
Fatal
0
Serious
12
Children hurt
12

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 71 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 12 serious and 59 slight.

12 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 7 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 4 in a vehicle or otherwise.

24 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 Birmingham is 41 (the median across 517 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.

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Your chances of a place at Brookfields Primary School

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What the report includes for Brookfields Primary School:

  • The straight-line distance from your home to Brookfields Primary School.
  • Birmingham publishes last distance offered figures, but none for Brookfields Primary School that we hold, so the report covers demand, alternatives and dates.
  • Applications, first choices and offers at Brookfields Primary School for 2019 to 2026 entry.
  • How many families in Birmingham got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
  • The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
  • Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

93%

Near capacity

391 pupils

420 places

29 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Birmingham

Low pressure
New homes approved:18,575
Projected new pupils:4,644

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Birmingham

Across Birmingham council

Low demand council-wide0.79 applications per place

Places available

15,375

Applications

12,117

Got 1st preference

92.1%

Got preferred school

99.0%

All primary applications across Birmingham council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Every first choice offered

Inspection History(2)

13 March 2023
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
5 December 2017
Inadequate
Leadership & ManagementInadequate

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

37

SEN Support

13

EHC Plans

12.8%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication22
Autistic Spectrum Disorder11
Moderate Learning Difficulty7
Social, Emotional & Mental Health4
Severe Learning Difficulty1
Hearing Impairment1
Visual Impairment1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
1.3%
Asian
20.7%
Black
46.3%
Mixed
7.4%
Chinese
0.3%
Other
21.5%
Unclassified
1.8%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals54.7%
English as Additional Language68.8%

391

Total Pupils

215

Boys

176

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

20

Teachers

19.6:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£46,954

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£6,440

Per pupil

£2963k

Total funding

£305k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£490,983
EAL funding£116,626
Lump sum£141,970

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

3.5%

Overall absence

8.4%

Persistent absence

395

Enrolments

Authorised2.5%
Unauthorised1.0%
Persistent (10%+)8.4%
Severe (50%+)0.5%

Absence trend

5.9%
18/19
5.1%
20/21
8.0%
21/22
7.3%
22/23
5.1%
23/24
3.5%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about Brookfields Primary School

What are SATs results like at Brookfields Primary School?

Of the pupils at Brookfields Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 78% reached the expected standard in reading and 74% did so in maths.

What is Brookfields Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Brookfields Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in March 2023. At its previous graded inspection in 2017 it was rated Inadequate.

What is the catchment area for Brookfields Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When Brookfields Primary School is oversubscribed, Birmingham allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Brookfields Primary School?

Brookfields Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 93% of its 420 places.

How big are the classes at Brookfields Primary School?

Classes at Brookfields Primary School average 26.1 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Brookfields Primary School?

Brookfields Primary School has around 391 pupils on roll. 55% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Brookfields Primary School?

3.5% of sessions were missed at Brookfields Primary School in 2024/25. 8.4% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Brookfields Primary School?

Apply through Birmingham's coordinated admissions process, naming Brookfields Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

Does Brookfields Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Brookfields Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Kidz Come First (registered, not yet graded).

How many road collisions happen near Brookfields Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 71 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 12 serious and 59 slight. 12 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 7 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 4 in a vehicle or otherwise. 24 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 Birmingham is 41 (the median across 517 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Brookfields Primary School?

Brookfields Primary School is at 2 Hingeston Street, Hockley, Birmingham, B18 6PU.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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