Brookhurst Primary School, Wirral
Brookhurst Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Wirral, part of Expedition Schools.
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Wirral (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Brookhurst Primary School in detail
Results
Brookhurst Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 105018), 78% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 88% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Brookhurst Primary School
Across Wirral, 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 Wirral lodged 56 appeals against primary school offers; 30 reached a hearing and 4 succeeded (13.3% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Brookhurst Primary School are Brookhurst Primary School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 78% reading, 88% maths); Raeburn Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 70% reading, 71% maths); Heygarth Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 81% reading, 73% maths); and Mendell Primary School (0.8 miles, 73% reading, 73% maths).
Brookhurst Primary SchoolRaeburn Primary SchoolHeygarth Primary SchoolMendell Primary School
The trust
Brookhurst Primary School is one of 13 schools run by Expedition Schools, an academy trust.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Bromborough Rail Station, about 390 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Birkdale Avenue (adjacent), 180 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Brookhurst Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 50 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Wirral (155).
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
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
Brookhurst Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in April 2026. Before that, as Brookhurst Primary School (URN 105018), it was rated Good in February 2024. See Brookhurst Primary School's inspections
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Results at Brookhurst Primary School before it became an academy in 2026 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 105018). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 57% to 78% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 47% to 88% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 50% to 66% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
Keep up with Brookhurst Primary School
Term dates
Brookhurst Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Wirral's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Brookhurst Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Brookhurst Primary School is in Wirral; for families living there:
Apply to Wirral for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 3
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 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 Wirral is 15 (the median across 136 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
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Applications and offers at Brookhurst Primary School before it became an academy in 2026
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 105018). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 31 | 73 | 1.0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 30 | 31 | 79 | 1.0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 30 | 31 | 85 | 1.0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 27 | 26 | 74 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 30 | 32 | 69 | 1.1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 27 | 27 | 79 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 30 | 44 | 107 | 1.5 | 15 |
| 2019 | 30 | 31 | 87 | 1.0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 30 | 33 | 90 | 1.1 | 3 |
| 2017 | 30 | 39 | 98 | 1.3 | 10 |
| 2016 | 30 | 38 | 126 | 1.3 | 8 |
| 2015 | 30 | 39 | 110 | 1.3 | 10 |
| 2014 | 30 | 25 | 109 | 0.8 | 3 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Wirral
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Wirral
Across Wirral council
Places available
3,820
Applications
3,017
Got 1st preference
95.3%
Got preferred school
98.9%
All primary applications across Wirral council (2026/27), not just this school.
Absence at Brookhurst Primary School before it became an academy in 20262024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 105018). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
3.2%
Overall absence
4.9%
Persistent absence
184
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
Brookhurst Primary School
Questions parents ask about Brookhurst Primary School
Are there exam results for Brookhurst Primary School?
Brookhurst Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 105018), 78% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 88% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Brookhurst Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Brookhurst Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in April 2026. Before that, as Brookhurst Primary School (URN 105018), it was rated Good in February 2024.
What is the catchment area for Brookhurst Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Brookhurst Primary School is oversubscribed, Wirral allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to Brookhurst Primary School?
Apply through Wirral's coordinated admissions process, naming Brookhurst 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.
How many road collisions happen near Brookhurst Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 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 Wirral is 15 (the median across 136 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Brookhurst Primary School?
Brookhurst Primary School is at Brookhurst Road, Bromborough, Wirral, Merseyside, CH63 0EH.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)