Brookside Primary School, Stockport
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Brookside is a caring, inclusive school where all pupils including those with special needs feel welcomed and valued. The school has successfully improved its curriculum and phonics teaching, and staff build strong positive relationships with pupils that create a calm, respectful learning environment. Pupils with special educational needs make good progress from their starting points.
Key Strengths
- Strong focus on inclusion with effective support for pupils with special educational needs and disadvantaged pupils
- Well-structured curriculum in history, geography, phonics, reading and mathematics that builds knowledge sequentially
- Positive relationships between staff and pupils creating a calm, supportive environment where bullying is rare
- Attendance at or above national average with staff successfully helping previously absent pupils settle in well
Areas for Improvement
- Pupils' writing contains persistent errors in spelling, punctuation and grammar with expectations not high enough
- Teachers do not consistently identify and correct errors in written work across subjects
- Early years activities not well matched to curriculum aims and staff conversations don't consistently develop children's learning
- Leaders have not acted swiftly enough to raise attainment by end of key stage 2
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Learning musical instruments, theatre visits, campfire activities
Brookside Primary School is a welcoming, inclusive school where pupils feel safe and valued in a calm atmosphere. However, the school needs to improve pupils' writing standards and raise expectations for achievement by the end of key stage 2.
At a Glance
10.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 57% to 63%. Maths has declined from 64% to 54%. Writing has declined from 57% to 50%.
Class Sizes
20.0
Avg class size
15.0
Infant (KS1)
28.7
KS2
7
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
62%
Available places
130 pupils
210 capacity
80 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Stockport
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Stockport
Admissions Demand - Stockport
Places available
3,743
Applications
2,960
Got 1st preference
94.4%
Got preferred school
99.4%
Primary admissions across Stockport (2025/26)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
3.36637%
Overall absence
6.01504%
Persistent absence
133
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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